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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

How Tennis Rackets Have Changed

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 subtle change is…

🇬🇧Subtle = not obvious. (subtle: small and not obvious)

🇺🇿Nozik. subtle — nozik, sezilmas.

🇷🇺Едва заметный. subtle — тонкий, едва заметный.

2Synthetic strings are…

🇬🇧Synthetic = artificial. (synthetic: made artificially, not natural)

🇺🇿Sun’iy. synthetic — sun’iy.

🇷🇺Синтетический. synthetic — синтетический.

3To tweak a racket means to…

🇬🇧Tweak = adjust slightly. (tweak: to make small changes to improve something)

🇺🇿Biroz o‘zgartirmoq. tweak — biroz o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺Подправить. tweak — подправлять.

4Durable strings…

🇬🇧Durable = long-lasting. (durable: able to last a long time without breaking)

🇺🇿Chidamli. durable — chidamli.

🇷🇺Прочный. durable — прочный, долговечный.

5The racket was banned. It was…

🇬🇧Ban = forbid. (ban: to officially forbid something)

🇺🇿Taqiqlangan. ban — taqiqlamoq.

🇷🇺Запрещён. ban — запрещать.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadMurray made a (6) change to his racket that its importance shouldn’t be (7). Players (8) their rackets for a (9) advantage. Synthetic strings are cheaper and more (10).
Word bankstiffsubtlecompetitiveunderestimateddurablecustomiseelite
6Gap (6): Murray made a ______ change…

🇬🇧Adjective: subtle. (subtle: small and not obvious)

🇺🇿Subtle. subtle — nozik, sezilmas.

🇷🇺Subtle. subtle — тонкий, едва заметный.

7Gap (7): …its importance shouldn’t be ______.

🇬🇧Passive: be underestimated. (underestimate: to think something is smaller or less important than it really is)

🇺🇿Underestimated. underestimate — kam baholamoq.

🇷🇺Underestimated. underestimate — недооценивать.

8Gap (8): Players ______ their rackets…

🇬🇧Verb: customise. (customise: to change something to suit a particular person)

🇺🇿Customise. customise — shaxsiy ehtiyojga moslashtirmoq.

🇷🇺Customise. customise — настраивать под себя.

9Gap (9): …for a ______ advantage.

🇬🇧Competitive advantage. (competitive advantage: something that makes you more likely to win than others)

🇺🇿Competitive. competitive advantage — raqobat ustunligi.

🇷🇺Competitive. competitive advantage — конкурентное преимущество.

10Gap (10): …cheaper and more ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: durable. (durable: able to last a long time without breaking)

🇺🇿Durable. durable — chidamli.

🇷🇺Durable. durable — прочный, долговечный.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Modifications date back ___ the 1970s.

🇬🇧Date back to. (date back to: to have existed since a particular time)

🇺🇿Date back to. date back to — … ga borib taqalmoq.

🇷🇺Date back to. date back to — восходить к, датироваться.

12His power was attributed ___ lead weights.

🇬🇧Attribute to. (attribute (to): to say that something is caused by something)

🇺🇿Attribute to. attribute (to) — … ga bog‘lamoq.

🇷🇺Attribute to. attribute (to) — приписывать.

13We’re very particular ___ our specifications.

🇬🇧Particular with/about. (particular (about / with): very careful and demanding about details)

🇺🇿Particular with. particular (about / with) — talabchan.

🇷🇺Particular with. particular (about / with) — разборчивый, придирчивый.

14Several changes account ___ this transformation.

🇬🇧Account for. (account for: to explain the reason for something; to form an amount)

🇺🇿Account for. account for — sababi bo‘lmoq; tashkil etmoq.

🇷🇺Account for. account for — объяснять; составлять.

15Racket strings were made ___ sheep intestines.

🇬🇧Made from (material changed).

🇺🇿Made from.

🇷🇺Made from.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankadjustartificialrigidlong-lastingmixtureforbid
16synthetic (a synthetic string)

🇬🇧Synthetic = artificial. (synthetic: made artificially, not natural)

🇺🇿synthetic — sun’iy.

🇷🇺synthetic — синтетический.

17durable (more durable strings)

🇬🇧Durable = long-lasting. (durable: able to last a long time without breaking)

🇺🇿durable — chidamli.

🇷🇺durable — прочный, долговечный.

18stiff (too stiff to be used alone)

🇬🇧Stiff = rigid. (stiff: hard and difficult to bend)

🇺🇿stiff — qattiq, egilmas.

🇷🇺stiff — жёсткий.

19ban (quickly banned)

🇬🇧Ban = forbid. (ban: to officially forbid something)

🇺🇿ban — taqiqlamoq.

🇷🇺ban — запрещать.

20tweak (tweak their rackets)

🇬🇧Tweak = adjust. ‘Mixture’ matches hybrid. (tweak: to make small changes to improve something)

🇺🇿tweak — biroz o‘zgartirmoq.

🇷🇺tweak — подправлять.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21account for

🇬🇧account for sth. (account for: to explain the reason for something; to form an amount)

🇺🇿account for. account for — sababi bo‘lmoq; tashkil etmoq.

🇷🇺account for. account for — объяснять; составлять.

22underestimate

🇬🇧Transitive: underestimate sb. (underestimate: to think something is smaller or less important than it really is)

🇺🇿underestimate sb. underestimate — kam baholamoq.

🇷🇺underestimate sb. underestimate — недооценивать.

23have sth customised

🇬🇧Causative: have + object + past participle.

🇺🇿have sth done.

🇷🇺have sth done.

24date back

🇬🇧date back to + time (simple present). (date back to: to have existed since a particular time)

🇺🇿date back to. date back to — … ga borib taqalmoq.

🇷🇺date back to. date back to — восходить к, датироваться.

25the likes of

🇬🇧the likes of + name. (the likes of: people or things such as)

🇺🇿the likes of. the likes of — … kabilar.

🇷🇺the likes of. the likes of — такие, как.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 hamyonbop · 🇷🇺 доступный по цене

🇬🇧Affordable. (affordable: cheap enough for people to buy)

🇺🇿affordable — hamyonbop.

🇷🇺affordable — доступный по цене.

27🇺🇿 taranglik · 🇷🇺 натяжение

🇬🇧Tension. (tension: how tight a string, rope or wire is; also stress)

🇺🇿tension — taranglik.

🇷🇺tension — натяжение.

28🇺🇿 kam baholamoq · 🇷🇺 недооценивать

🇬🇧Underestimate. (underestimate: to think something is smaller or less important than it really is)

🇺🇿underestimate — kam baholamoq.

🇷🇺underestimate — недооценивать.

29🇺🇿 puxta · 🇷🇺 тщательный

🇬🇧Thorough. (thorough: done completely and carefully)

🇺🇿thorough — puxta, sinchkov.

🇷🇺thorough — тщательный.

30🇺🇿 texnik tavsif · 🇷🇺 спецификация

🇬🇧Specification. (specification: a detailed description of how something should be made)

🇺🇿specification — texnik tavsif.

🇷🇺specification — спецификация, параметры.