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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The History of Tea

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
1Europe was lagging behind. This means Europe was…

🇬🇧Lag behind = be slower. (lag behind: to be slower or less developed than others)

🇺🇿Orqada. lag behind — orqada qolmoq.

🇷🇺Отставала. lag behind — отставать.

2The Dutch encroached on Portuguese routes. This means they…

🇬🇧Encroach on = gradually take over. (encroach on: to gradually take over someone’s rights, land or time)

🇺🇿Tajovuz qilmoq. encroach on — … ga bostirib kirmoq, tajovuz qilmoq.

🇷🇺Посягали. encroach on — посягать на.

3Punitive taxation is…

🇬🇧Punitive = very severe. (punitive: intended as punishment; very severe)

🇺🇿Og‘ir. punitive — jazo tariqasidagi, og‘ir.

🇷🇺Непомерный. punitive — карательный, непомерный.

4Pitt slashed the tax. This means he…

🇬🇧Slash = reduce greatly. (slash: to reduce greatly (informal in news))

🇺🇿Keskin qisqartirmoq. slash — keskin qisqartirmoq.

🇷🇺Резко сократил. slash — резко сокращать.

5The Suez Canal made routes viable. This means they became…

🇬🇧Viable = able to work. (viable: able to work successfully)

🇺🇿Amalga oshirsa bo‘ladigan. viable — amalga oshirsa bo‘ladigan.

🇷🇺Жизнеспособными. viable — жизнеспособный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadTea became (6) in China under the Tang Dynasty. In Britain, (7) taxes led to (8) and the adulteration of tea. When the government (9) the tax, legal tea became affordable, and later the end of the monopoly (10) the era of the tea clippers.
Word bankslashedlag behindushered inpunitiveconsignmentfirmly establishedsmuggling
6Gap (6): Tea became ______ in China…

🇬🇧Firmly established. (firmly established: existing strongly for a long time)

🇺🇿Firmly established. firmly established — mustahkam o‘rnashgan.

🇷🇺Firmly established. firmly established — прочно утвердившийся.

7Gap (7): …______ taxes led to…

🇬🇧Adjective: punitive. (punitive: intended as punishment; very severe)

🇺🇿Punitive. punitive — jazo tariqasidagi, og‘ir.

🇷🇺Punitive. punitive — карательный, непомерный.

8Gap (8): …led to ______ and adulteration…

🇬🇧Noun: smuggling. (smuggling: taking goods secretly and illegally into a country)

🇺🇿Smuggling. smuggling — kontrabanda.

🇷🇺Smuggling. smuggling — контрабанда.

9Gap (9): …the government ______ the tax…

🇬🇧Past verb: slashed. (slash: to reduce greatly (informal in news))

🇺🇿Slashed. slash — keskin qisqartirmoq.

🇷🇺Slashed. slash — резко сокращать.

10Gap (10): …the end of the monopoly ______ the era…

🇬🇧Usher in. (usher in: to mark the start of something new)

🇺🇿Ushered in. usher in — … ning boshlanishiga olib kelmoq.

🇷🇺Ushered in. usher in — положить начало.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Coffee houses were the preserve ___ men.

🇬🇧The preserve of. (the preserve of: something only a particular group can have or do)

🇺🇿Preserve of. the preserve of — … ning xos imtiyozi.

🇷🇺Preserve of. the preserve of — привилегия, удел.

12The Dutch encroached ___ Portuguese routes.

🇬🇧Encroach on. (encroach on: to gradually take over someone’s rights, land or time)

🇺🇿Encroach on. encroach on — … ga bostirib kirmoq, tajovuz qilmoq.

🇷🇺Encroach on. encroach on — посягать на.

13___ the turn of the century, the Dutch had a trading post.

🇬🇧By the turn of the century. (by the turn of the century: by the end of one century and start of the next)

🇺🇿By. by the turn of the century — asr boshiga kelib.

🇷🇺By. by the turn of the century — к рубежу века.

14Enthusiasm was matched ___ that of the gangs.

🇬🇧Be matched by. (be matched by: to be equalled by)

🇺🇿Matched by. be matched by — … ga teng bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Matched by. be matched by — соответствовать, сравниться с.

15The end of the monopoly gave impetus ___ tea drinking.

🇬🇧Impetus to / for. (impetus: something that encourages activity or development)

🇺🇿Impetus to. impetus — turtki, sur’at.

🇷🇺Impetus to. impetus — импульс, толчок.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankworkableshipmentboostby chancetrendyunexpected
16consignment (the first consignment of tea)

🇬🇧Consignment = shipment. (consignment: a quantity of goods sent together)

🇺🇿consignment — yuk partiyasi.

🇷🇺consignment — партия (груза).

17unforeseen (unforeseen consequence)

🇬🇧Unforeseen = unexpected. (unforeseen: not expected)

🇺🇿unforeseen — kutilmagan.

🇷🇺unforeseen — непредвиденный.

18impetus (great impetus)

🇬🇧Impetus = boost. (impetus: something that encourages activity or development)

🇺🇿impetus — turtki, sur’at.

🇷🇺impetus — импульс, толчок.

19viable (viable routes)

🇬🇧Viable = workable. (viable: able to work successfully)

🇺🇿viable — amalga oshirsa bo‘ladigan.

🇷🇺viable — жизнеспособный.

20fashionable (a fashionable drink)

🇬🇧Fashionable = trendy. ‘By chance’ matches accidentally.

🇺🇿fashionable — urfdagi.

🇷🇺fashionable — модный.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21have yet to

🇬🇧have yet to + verb. (have yet to: to not have done something so far)

🇺🇿have yet to. have yet to — hali … qilmagan.

🇷🇺have yet to. have yet to — ещё не.

22lag behind

🇬🇧lag behind + noun. (lag behind: to be slower or less developed than others)

🇺🇿lag behind. lag behind — orqada qolmoq.

🇷🇺lag behind. lag behind — отставать.

23accidentally

🇬🇧Spelling: accidentally. (accidentally: by chance, not on purpose)

🇺🇿accidentally. accidentally — tasodifan.

🇷🇺accidentally. accidentally — случайно.

24customs

🇬🇧customs (border control) always ends in -s. (customs: the government department that checks goods entering a country)

🇺🇿customs. customs — bojxona.

🇷🇺customs. customs — таможня.

25usher in

🇬🇧Both word orders are possible with a noun object.

🇺🇿Ikkalasi ham to‘g‘ri.

🇷🇺Оба верны.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 kontrabanda · 🇷🇺 контрабанда

🇬🇧Smuggling. (smuggling: taking goods secretly and illegally into a country)

🇺🇿smuggling — kontrabanda.

🇷🇺smuggling — контрабанда.

27🇺🇿 rivoyatga ko‘ra · 🇷🇺 согласно легенде

🇬🇧According to legend. (according to legend: as an old traditional story says (may not be true))

🇺🇿according to legend — rivoyatga ko‘ra.

🇷🇺according to legend — согласно легенде.

28🇺🇿 bojxona · 🇷🇺 таможня

🇬🇧Customs. (customs: the government department that checks goods entering a country)

🇺🇿customs — bojxona.

🇷🇺customs — таможня.

29🇺🇿 kelib chiqish mamlakati · 🇷🇺 страна происхождения

🇬🇧Country of origin. (country of origin: the country where something was made or grown)

🇺🇿country of origin — kelib chiqish mamlakati.

🇷🇺country of origin — страна происхождения.

30🇺🇿 homiylik · 🇷🇺 спонсорство

🇬🇧Sponsorship. (sponsorship: financial or official support from a person or organisation)

🇺🇿sponsorship — homiylik.

🇷🇺sponsorship — спонсорство, покровительство.