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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Strange World of Sight

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
1The idea seems implausible. This means it seems…

🇬🇧Implausible = hard to believe. (implausible: difficult to believe)

🇺🇿Ishonib bo‘lmaydigan. implausible — ishonib bo‘lmaydigan.

🇷🇺Неправдоподобно. implausible — неправдоподобный.

2Helmholtz’s account was ridiculed. This means people…

🇬🇧Ridicule = mock. (ridicule: to laugh at someone or something unkindly)

🇺🇿Masxara qilishgan. ridicule — masxara qilmoq.

🇷🇺Высмеивали. ridicule — высмеивать.

3Mr S was prone to confusion. This means he…

🇬🇧Prone to = likely to have. (prone to: likely to suffer from or do something)

🇺🇿Moyil. prone to — … ga moyil.

🇷🇺Склонен. prone to — склонный к.

4The memory is pale by comparison. This means it is…

🇬🇧Pale by comparison = less impressive when compared.

🇺🇿Xira. pale by comparison — solishtirganda xira ko‘rinmoq.

🇷🇺Меркнет. pale by comparison — меркнуть по сравнению.

5A far-fetched perception is…

🇬🇧Far-fetched = very unlikely. (far-fetched: very unlikely to be true)

🇺🇿Aql bovar qilmaydigan. far-fetched — aql bovar qilmaydigan.

🇷🇺Неправдоподобное. far-fetched — неправдоподобный, притянутый за уши.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadHelmholtz saw perceptions as unconscious (6), but his account was (7). Mr S was (8) to confusing memory and reality. Bradford could not (9) what he saw, and May shut his eyes to (10) the terrifying sight.
Word bankgovernridiculedhollowmake sense ofproneblock outinferences
6Gap (6): …unconscious ______…

🇬🇧Plural noun: inferences. (inference: a conclusion reached from evidence (verb: infer))

🇺🇿Inferences. inference — xulosa (dalillar asosida).

🇷🇺Inferences. inference — умозаключение.

7Gap (7): …his account was ______.

🇬🇧Passive: was ridiculed. (ridicule: to laugh at someone or something unkindly)

🇺🇿Ridiculed. ridicule — masxara qilmoq.

🇷🇺Ridiculed. ridicule — высмеивать.

8Gap (8): Mr S was ______ to confusing…

🇬🇧Prone to. (prone to: likely to suffer from or do something)

🇺🇿Prone. prone to — … ga moyil.

🇷🇺Prone. prone to — склонный к.

9Gap (9): Bradford could not ______ what he saw…

🇬🇧Make sense of = understand. (make sense of: to understand something difficult)

🇺🇿Make sense of. make sense of — … ni tushunib olmoq.

🇷🇺Make sense of. make sense of — разобраться, понять.

10Gap (10): …to ______ the terrifying sight.

🇬🇧Block out. (block out: to stop light, sound or thoughts from reaching you)

🇺🇿Block out. block out — to‘sib qo‘ymoq.

🇷🇺Block out. block out — заслонять, блокировать.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Perceptions are not identical ___ what we perceive.

🇬🇧Identical with / to. (identical (to / with): exactly the same)

🇺🇿Identical with. identical (to / with) — aynan bir xil.

🇷🇺Identical with. identical (to / with) — идентичный.

12Freud’s idea was treated ___ derision.

🇬🇧Treated with derision.

🇺🇿With derision.

🇷🇺With derision.

13He was prone ___ confusing past and present.

🇬🇧Prone to. (prone to: likely to suffer from or do something)

🇺🇿Prone to. prone to — … ga moyil.

🇷🇺Prone to. prone to — склонный к.

14The memory is pale ___ comparison.

🇬🇧By comparison.

🇺🇿By comparison.

🇷🇺By comparison.

15He had no knowledge to make sense ___ his perceptions.

🇬🇧Make sense of. (make sense of: to understand something difficult)

🇺🇿Make sense of. make sense of — … ni tushunib olmoq.

🇷🇺Make sense of. make sense of — разобраться, понять.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankemphasiseunbelievableprobabilitycompletelyimaginedisturbing
16implausible (it seems implausible)

🇬🇧Implausible = unbelievable. (implausible: difficult to believe)

🇺🇿implausible — ishonib bo‘lmaydigan.

🇷🇺implausible — неправдоподобный.

17utterly (utterly unable)

🇬🇧Utterly = completely. (utterly: completely)

🇺🇿utterly — butunlay.

🇷🇺utterly — совершенно.

18underline (underline the present)

🇬🇧Underline = emphasise. (underline: to emphasise or show that something is important)

🇺🇿underline — ta’kidlamoq.

🇷🇺underline — подчёркивать.

19visualise (visualise it in memory)

🇬🇧Visualise = imagine. (visualise: to form a picture of something in your mind)

🇺🇿visualise — ko‘z oldiga keltirmoq.

🇷🇺visualise — представлять.

20unsettling (the unsettling truth)

🇬🇧Unsettling = disturbing. ‘Probability’ matches likelihood.

🇺🇿unsettling — bezovta qiluvchi.

🇷🇺unsettling — тревожный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21the other way round

🇬🇧the other way round / around. (the other way round: in the opposite way)

🇺🇿the other way round. the other way round — aksincha.

🇷🇺the other way round. the other way round — наоборот.

22prone to

🇬🇧prone to + noun / -ing. (prone to: likely to suffer from or do something)

🇺🇿prone to. prone to — … ga moyil.

🇷🇺prone to. prone to — склонный к.

23ridicule

🇬🇧ridicule + object (but laugh at). (ridicule: to laugh at someone or something unkindly)

🇺🇿ridicule sth. ridicule — masxara qilmoq.

🇷🇺ridicule sth. ridicule — высмеивать.

24identical

🇬🇧Adjective: identical. (identical (to / with): exactly the same)

🇺🇿identical. identical (to / with) — aynan bir xil.

🇷🇺identical. identical (to / with) — идентичный.

25likelihood

🇬🇧Spelling: likelihood. (likelihood: how likely something is to happen)

🇺🇿likelihood. likelihood — ehtimollik.

🇷🇺likelihood. likelihood — вероятность.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 illyuziya · 🇷🇺 иллюзия

🇬🇧Illusion. (illusion: something that seems real but is not; a false idea)

🇺🇿illusion — illyuziya, aldanish.

🇷🇺illusion — иллюзия.

27🇺🇿 eng zamonaviy · 🇷🇺 новейший

🇬🇧State-of-the-art. (state-of-the-art: the most modern and advanced)

🇺🇿state-of-the-art — eng zamonaviy.

🇷🇺state-of-the-art — новейший, самый современный.

28🇺🇿 qavariq · 🇷🇺 выпуклый

🇬🇧Convex. (convex (↔ concave): curving outwards (concave = curving inwards))

🇺🇿convex (↔ concave) — qavariq (↔ botiq).

🇷🇺convex (↔ concave) — выпуклый (↔ вогнутый).

29🇺🇿 aksincha · 🇷🇺 наоборот

🇬🇧The other way round. (the other way round: in the opposite way)

🇺🇿the other way round — aksincha.

🇷🇺the other way round — наоборот.

30🇺🇿 shunga mos ravishda · 🇷🇺 соответственно

🇬🇧Accordingly. (accordingly: in a way that suits the situation; therefore)

🇺🇿accordingly — shunga mos ravishda.

🇷🇺accordingly — соответственно.