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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Role of Error in the Learning Process

Answer all 5 questions in a test, then press Check answers. Tap See explanation under any question to see why — in 🇬🇧 English, 🇺🇿 Uzbek and 🇷🇺 Russian.

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Test A · Questions 1–5

Meaning Match

Choose the correct meaning
1Error can play a constructive role. Constructive means…

🇬🇧Constructive = helpful, useful. (constructive: helpful and useful, especially when giving advice or criticism)

🇺🇿Foydali. constructive — foydali, ijobiy (tanqid).

🇷🇺Полезный. constructive — конструктивный, полезный.

2The children evolved the rules spontaneously. They…

🇬🇧Spontaneously = naturally, without being told.

🇺🇿O‘z-o‘zidan. spontaneously — o‘z-o‘zidan, tabiiy ravishda.

🇷🇺Спонтанно. spontaneously — спонтанно, самопроизвольно.

3Researchers inferred the rules from behaviour. They…

🇬🇧Infer = work out from evidence. (infer: to guess or decide something from the information you have)

🇺🇿Xulosa chiqarmoq. infer — xulosa chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺Делать вывод. infer — делать вывод.

4The new theory did not oust the old one. It did not…

🇬🇧Oust = push out and replace. (oust: to force someone or something out of a position)

🇺🇿Siqib chiqarmoq. oust — siqib chiqarmoq, o‘rnini egallamoq.

🇷🇺Вытеснять. oust — вытеснять.

5The boy acknowledged that he was wrong. He…

🇬🇧Acknowledge = admit. (acknowledge: to accept or admit that something is true)

🇺🇿Tan oldi. acknowledge — tan olmoq.

🇷🇺Признал. acknowledge — признавать.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadChildren tried to balance blocks across a beam. The youngest took each block in (6) and simply balanced it. Older children used (7) theories, such as the ‘midpoint’ rule. These rules were (8) and oversimplified, but there was no (9) from teachers. Slowly, the children came to the (10) that their theory was wrong.
Word bankprimitiveturnrealisationsubjectinterventioninadequateadvent
6Gap (6): …took each block in ______…

🇬🇧Phrase: in turn. (in turn: one after another, in order)

🇺🇿Turn. in turn — navbatma-navbat.

🇷🇺Turn. in turn — по очереди.

7Gap (7): Older children used ______ theories…

🇬🇧Primitive = very simple. (primitive: very simple and not well developed)

🇺🇿Primitive. primitive — ibtidoiy, oddiy.

🇷🇺Primitive. primitive — примитивный.

8Gap (8): These rules were ______ and oversimplified…

🇬🇧Inadequate = not good enough. (inadequate: not good enough or not enough in amount)

🇺🇿Inadequate. inadequate — yetarli bo‘lmagan, qoniqarsiz.

🇷🇺Inadequate. inadequate — недостаточный, неадекватный.

9Gap (9): …there was no ______ from teachers.

🇬🇧Intervention = getting involved. (intervention: the act of becoming involved to change or help a situation)

🇺🇿Intervention. intervention — aralashuv.

🇷🇺Intervention. intervention — вмешательство.

10Gap (10): …came to the ______ that their theory was wrong.

🇬🇧Come to the realisation that… (realisation: the moment when you suddenly understand something)

🇺🇿Realisation. realisation — anglab yetish, tushunish.

🇷🇺Realisation. realisation — осознание.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Sometimes the centre of gravity coincided ___ the geometric centre.

🇬🇧Coincide with. (coincide: to happen at the same time or be in the same place)

🇺🇿With. coincide — mos tushmoq, bir vaqtga to‘g‘ri kelmoq.

🇷🇺With. coincide — совпадать.

12The weight was distributed evenly ___ their length.

🇬🇧Distributed along the length. (distribute: to spread or share something among people or over an area)

🇺🇿Along. distribute — taqsimlamoq, tarqatmoq.

🇷🇺Along. distribute — распределять.

13The rules can be inferred ___ observations of behaviour.

🇬🇧Infer from. (infer: to guess or decide something from the information you have)

🇺🇿From. infer — xulosa chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺From. infer — делать вывод.

14Socrates led the boy ___ self-contradiction.

🇬🇧Lead someone into contradiction.

🇺🇿Into.

🇷🇺Into.

15We should put errors ___ good use.

🇬🇧Idiom: put to good use. (put to good use: to use something in a helpful and effective way)

🇺🇿To. put to good use — unumli foydalanmoq.

🇷🇺To. put to good use — использовать с пользой.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankinventarrivalhardlyclearclaimtrap
16pitfall (so that they avoid pitfalls)

🇬🇧Pitfall ≈ trap, hidden danger. (pitfall: a hidden problem or danger that is easy to fall into)

🇺🇿pitfall — yashirin xavf, tuzoq.

🇷🇺pitfall — подводный камень, ловушка.

17advent (the advent of error)

🇬🇧Advent = arrival. (advent: the arrival or start of something important)

🇺🇿advent — paydo bo‘lishi, kelishi.

🇷🇺advent — появление, приход.

18explicit (explicit formulations)

🇬🇧Explicit = clear and direct. (explicit: said or explained very clearly and directly)

🇺🇿explicit — aniq, ochiq-oydin.

🇷🇺explicit — явный, чёткий.

19assertion (these two assertions)

🇬🇧Assertion = claim. (assertion: a statement that you say strongly is true)

🇺🇿assertion — da’vo, tasdiq.

🇷🇺assertion — утверждение.

20scarcely (can scarcely be challenged)

🇬🇧Scarcely = hardly. ‘Invent’ matches devise. (scarcely: almost not; only just)

🇺🇿scarcely — deyarli … emas, zo‘rg‘a.

🇷🇺scarcely — едва, вряд ли.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21scarcely

🇬🇧Scarcely is already negative — no ‘not’. (scarcely: almost not; only just)

🇺🇿could scarcely. scarcely — deyarli … emas, zo‘rg‘a.

🇷🇺could scarcely. scarcely — едва, вряд ли.

22give up

🇬🇧give up + -ing. (give up: to stop trying to do something)

🇺🇿give up trying. give up — taslim bo‘lmoq, voz kechmoq.

🇷🇺give up trying. give up — сдаться, бросить.

23acknowledge

🇬🇧acknowledge that + clause. (acknowledge: to accept or admit that something is true)

🇺🇿acknowledged that. acknowledge — tan olmoq.

🇷🇺acknowledged that. acknowledge — признавать.

24coincide

🇬🇧coincide with. (coincide: to happen at the same time or be in the same place)

🇺🇿coincides with. coincide — mos tushmoq, bir vaqtga to‘g‘ri kelmoq.

🇷🇺coincides with. coincide — совпадать.

25discouraged

🇬🇧-ed adjective for feelings: discouraged. (discouraged: having lost confidence or hope)

🇺🇿discouraged. discouraged — ruhi tushgan, umidsizlangan.

🇷🇺discouraged. discouraged — обескураженный, упавший духом.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 xulosa chiqarmoq · 🇷🇺 делать вывод

🇬🇧Infer. (infer: to guess or decide something from the information you have)

🇺🇿infer — xulosa chiqarmoq.

🇷🇺infer — делать вывод.

27🇺🇿 aralashuv · 🇷🇺 вмешательство

🇬🇧Intervention. (intervention: the act of becoming involved to change or help a situation)

🇺🇿intervention — aralashuv.

🇷🇺intervention — вмешательство.

28🇺🇿 mustahkamlamoq · 🇷🇺 закреплять

🇬🇧Consolidate. (consolidate: to make something stronger and more certain)

🇺🇿consolidate — mustahkamlamoq.

🇷🇺consolidate — укреплять, закреплять.

29🇺🇿 qarshi misol · 🇷🇺 контрпример

🇬🇧Counterexample. (counterexample: an example that shows that a general rule is not always true)

🇺🇿counterexample — qarshi misol, istisno.

🇷🇺counterexample — контрпример.

30🇺🇿 ruhi tushgan · 🇷🇺 обескураженный

🇬🇧Discouraged. (discouraged: having lost confidence or hope)

🇺🇿discouraged — ruhi tushgan, umidsizlangan.

🇷🇺discouraged — обескураженный, упавший духом.