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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Secret Language of Plants

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
1A flawed study…

🇬🇧Flawed = faulty. (flawed: having mistakes or weaknesses)

🇺🇿Nuqsonli. flawed — xato, nuqsonli.

🇷🇺Ошибочное. flawed — ошибочный.

2To eavesdrop is to…

🇬🇧Eavesdrop = listen in. (eavesdrop: to listen secretly to others)

🇺🇿Yashirincha tinglamoq. eavesdrop — yashirincha tinglamoq.

🇷🇺Подслушивать. eavesdrop — подслушивать.

3To simulate an attack is to…

🇬🇧Simulate = imitate. (simulate: to create conditions that copy reality)

🇺🇿Taqlid qilmoq. simulate — taqlid qilmoq, modellashtirmoq.

🇷🇺Имитировать. simulate — имитировать.

4A startling conclusion is…

🇬🇧Startling = astonishing. (startling: very surprising)

🇺🇿Hayratlanarli. startling — hayratlanarli.

🇷🇺Поразительный. startling — поразительный.

5An ally is…

🇬🇧Ally = partner. (ally: a person or group that helps you)

🇺🇿Ittifoqchi. ally — ittifoqchi.

🇷🇺Союзник. ally — союзник.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadPlants were once seen as (6). The idea of plant talk was (7) as science fiction, and critics called the studies (8). Later, research (9) the concept, and plants were found to (10) insect allies.
Word bankdismissedrecruitpassivevolatileflawedrevivedstartling
6Gap (6): Plants were once seen as ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: passive. (passive: not acting or reacting; accepting what happens)

🇺🇿Passive. passive — sust, faoliyatsiz.

🇷🇺Passive. passive — пассивный.

7Gap (7): …was ______ as science fiction…

🇬🇧Dismissed as. (dismiss (as): to decide something is not important or true)

🇺🇿Dismissed. dismiss (as) — rad etmoq.

🇷🇺Dismissed. dismiss (as) — отвергать.

8Gap (8): …critics called the studies ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: flawed. (flawed: having mistakes or weaknesses)

🇺🇿Flawed. flawed — xato, nuqsonli.

🇷🇺Flawed. flawed — ошибочный.

9Gap (9): Later, research ______ the concept…

🇬🇧Past verb: revived. (revive: to bring back into use or popularity)

🇺🇿Revived. revive — qayta tiklamoq.

🇷🇺Revived. revive — возрождать.

10Gap (10): …plants were found to ______ insect allies.

🇬🇧Verb: recruit. (recruit: to get someone to help or join)

🇺🇿Recruit. recruit — jalb qilmoq.

🇷🇺Recruit. recruit — привлекать.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The idea was dismissed ___ science fiction.

🇬🇧Dismiss as. (dismiss (as): to decide something is not important or true)

🇺🇿As. dismiss (as) — rad etmoq.

🇷🇺As. dismiss (as) — отвергать.

12Chemicals alert nearby plants ___ danger.

🇬🇧Alert to. (alert (to): to warn someone about danger)

🇺🇿To. alert (to) — ogohlantirmoq.

🇷🇺To. alert (to) — предупреждать.

13Some plants eavesdrop ___ their neighbours.

🇬🇧Eavesdrop on. (eavesdrop: to listen secretly to others)

🇺🇿On. eavesdrop — yashirincha tinglamoq.

🇷🇺On. eavesdrop — подслушивать.

14Trees cope ___ infestations of caterpillars.

🇬🇧Cope with.

🇺🇿With.

🇷🇺With.

15Leaves became less appetising ___ insects.

🇬🇧Appetising to. (appetising: looking or smelling good to eat)

🇺🇿To. appetising — ishtahani ochuvchi.

🇷🇺To. appetising — аппетитный.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankinactiverejectbring backastonishingreceiverimitate
16dismiss (once dismissed as fiction)

🇬🇧Dismiss = reject. (dismiss (as): to decide something is not important or true)

🇺🇿dismiss (as) — rad etmoq.

🇷🇺dismiss (as) — отвергать.

17revive (research has revived the concept)

🇬🇧Revive = bring back. (revive: to bring back into use or popularity)

🇺🇿revive — qayta tiklamoq.

🇷🇺revive — возрождать.

18startling (the conclusion was startling)

🇬🇧Startling = astonishing. (startling: very surprising)

🇺🇿startling — hayratlanarli.

🇷🇺startling — поразительный.

19simulate (simulated insect attacks)

🇬🇧Simulate = imitate. (simulate: to create conditions that copy reality)

🇺🇿simulate — taqlid qilmoq, modellashtirmoq.

🇷🇺simulate — имитировать.

20recipient (unintended recipients)

🇬🇧Recipient = receiver. ‘Inactive’ matches passive.

🇺🇿recipient — qabul qiluvchi.

🇷🇺recipient — получатель.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21eavesdrop

🇬🇧eavesdrop on. (eavesdrop: to listen secretly to others)

🇺🇿eavesdrop on. eavesdrop — yashirincha tinglamoq.

🇷🇺eavesdrop on. eavesdrop — подслушивать.

22a growing body of evidence

🇬🇧a growing body of evidence (uncountable). (a growing body of evidence: an increasing amount of proof)

🇺🇿Sanalmaydi. a growing body of evidence — tobora ko‘payib borayotgan dalillar.

🇷🇺Неисчисляемое. a growing body of evidence — растущее число доказательств.

23label

🇬🇧Passive: was labelled as.

🇺🇿labelled as.

🇷🇺labelled as.

24alert

🇬🇧alert sb to sth. (alert (to): to warn someone about danger)

🇺🇿alert to. alert (to) — ogohlantirmoq.

🇷🇺alert to. alert (to) — предупреждать.

25recruit

🇬🇧Transitive: recruit sb. (recruit: to get someone to help or join)

🇺🇿recruit sb. recruit — jalb qilmoq.

🇷🇺recruit sb. recruit — привлекать.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 ferment · 🇷🇺 фермент

🇬🇧Enzyme. (enzyme: a substance in living things that causes chemical changes)

🇺🇿enzyme — ferment.

🇷🇺enzyme — фермент.

27🇺🇿 ittifoqchi · 🇷🇺 союзник

🇬🇧Ally. (ally: a person or group that helps you)

🇺🇿ally — ittifoqchi.

🇷🇺ally — союзник.

28🇺🇿 soxta ilmiy · 🇷🇺 псевдонаучный

🇬🇧Pseudoscientific. (pseudoscientific: claiming to be scientific but not based on real science)

🇺🇿pseudoscientific — soxta ilmiy.

🇷🇺pseudoscientific — псевдонаучный.

29🇺🇿 tarkib · 🇷🇺 состав

🇬🇧Composition. (composition: the parts that something is made of)

🇺🇿composition — tarkib.

🇷🇺composition — состав.

30🇺🇿 muvofiqlashtirmoq · 🇷🇺 координировать

🇬🇧Coordinate. (coordinate: to organise different parts to work together)

🇺🇿coordinate — muvofiqlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺coordinate — координировать.