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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

The Story of Silk

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 cocoon started to unravel. It started to…

🇬🇧Unravel = come undone. (unravel: to separate threads that are twisted; to solve a mystery)

🇺🇿Sitila boshladi. unravel — yechilmoq, sitilmoq.

🇷🇺Распутываться. unravel — распутываться.

2A lucrative trade route…

🇬🇧Lucrative = profitable. (lucrative: producing a lot of money)

🇺🇿Daromadli. lucrative — daromadli.

🇷🇺Прибыльный. lucrative — прибыльный.

3Only royalty were entitled to wear silk. They…

🇬🇧Entitled to = have the right to. (entitled (to): having the right to have or do something)

🇺🇿Haqli edilar. entitled (to) — … ga haqli.

🇷🇺Имели право. entitled (to) — имеющий право.

4To stifle an industry is to…

🇬🇧Stifle = suppress. (stifle: to stop something from developing)

🇺🇿Bo‘g‘moq. stifle — bo‘g‘moq, rivojlanishiga to‘sqinlik qilmoq.

🇷🇺Подавлять. stifle — подавлять, душить.

5Middlemen are people who…

🇬🇧Middleman = intermediary. (middleman: a person who buys goods and sells them to others)

🇺🇿Vositachi. middleman — vositachi.

🇷🇺Посредник. middleman — посредник.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadLei Tzu (6) a reel to draw silk thread. Silk became so (7) that it was used as money. Trade was handled by (8), and monks (9) eggs to Constantinople. Later, the world wars (10) the European silk industry.
Word bankprizedesteemeddevisedrearedmiddlemensmuggledstifled
6Gap (6): Lei Tzu ______ a reel…

🇬🇧Past verb: devised. (devise: to invent a plan, system or object)

🇺🇿Devised. devise — ixtiro qilmoq, o‘ylab topmoq.

🇷🇺Devised. devise — изобретать, придумывать.

7Gap (7): Silk became so ______…

🇬🇧Adjective: prized. (prized: very valuable and important to someone)

🇺🇿Prized. prized — qadrli, qimmatli.

🇷🇺Prized. prized — ценный.

8Gap (8): Trade was handled by ______…

🇬🇧Plural: middlemen.

🇺🇿Middlemen.

🇷🇺Middlemen.

9Gap (9): …monks ______ eggs to Constantinople.

🇬🇧Past verb: smuggled. (smuggle: to take goods into or out of a place illegally and secretly)

🇺🇿Smuggled. smuggle — kontrabanda qilmoq.

🇷🇺Smuggled. smuggle — провозить контрабандой.

10Gap (10): …the world wars ______ the European silk industry.

🇬🇧Past verb: stifled. (stifle: to stop something from developing)

🇺🇿Stifled. stifle — bo‘g‘moq, rivojlanishiga to‘sqinlik qilmoq.

🇷🇺Stifled. stifle — подавлять, душить.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The mulberry silkworm is native ___ China.

🇬🇧Native to. (native (to): growing or living naturally in a place)

🇺🇿Native to. native (to) — … ga xos, mahalliy.

🇷🇺Native to. native (to) — родом из.

12Only royalty were entitled ___ silk clothes.

🇬🇧Entitled to. (entitled (to): having the right to have or do something)

🇺🇿Entitled to. entitled (to) — … ga haqli.

🇷🇺Entitled to. entitled (to) — имеющий право.

13Venetian merchants traded extensively ___ silk.

🇬🇧Trade in goods.

🇺🇿Trade in.

🇷🇺Trade in.

14The Byzantine Empire ruled ___ the Mediterranean.

🇬🇧Rule over.

🇺🇿Rule over.

🇷🇺Rule over.

15The eggs were concealed ___ hollow bamboo canes.

🇬🇧Concealed inside.

🇺🇿Inside.

🇷🇺Inside.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankraiserespectedeaseprofitableinventlater
16subsequently (subsequently, she persuaded her husband)

🇬🇧Subsequently = later. (subsequently: after that; later)

🇺🇿subsequently — keyinchalik.

🇷🇺subsequently — впоследствии.

17devise (devised a special reel)

🇬🇧Devise = invent. (devise: to invent a plan, system or object)

🇺🇿devise — ixtiro qilmoq, o‘ylab topmoq.

🇷🇺devise — изобретать, придумывать.

18lucrative (the lucrative trade route)

🇬🇧Lucrative = profitable. (lucrative: producing a lot of money)

🇺🇿lucrative — daromadli.

🇷🇺lucrative — прибыльный.

19rear (rear silkworms)

🇬🇧Rear = raise. (rear: to care for young animals or children until they are grown)

🇺🇿rear — boqmoq, parvarish qilmoq.

🇷🇺rear — выращивать.

20facilitate (trade was facilitated)

🇬🇧Facilitate = ease. ‘Respected’ matches esteemed.

🇺🇿facilitate — osonlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺facilitate — облегчать, способствовать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21legend has it

🇬🇧Legend has it (that)… (legend has it: according to an old traditional story)

🇺🇿Idioma. legend has it — rivoyatlarga ko‘ra.

🇷🇺Идиома. legend has it — по преданию.

22millennia

🇬🇧Plural: millennia.

🇺🇿Ko‘plik: millennia.

🇷🇺Мн. ч.: millennia.

23entitled

🇬🇧be entitled to.

🇺🇿entitled to.

🇷🇺entitled to.

24facilitate

🇬🇧Transitive: facilitate sth. (facilitate: to make something easier or possible)

🇺🇿facilitate sth. facilitate — osonlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺facilitate sth. facilitate — облегчать, способствовать.

25it so happened

🇬🇧It (just) so happened that… (it (just) so happened: used to say something happened by chance)

🇺🇿Idioma. it (just) so happened — tasodifan shunday bo‘ldiki.

🇷🇺Идиома. it (just) so happened — так случилось.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 pilla · 🇷🇺 кокон

🇬🇧Cocoon. (cocoon: the soft protective shell made by an insect larva)

🇺🇿cocoon — pilla.

🇷🇺cocoon — кокон.

27🇺🇿 kontrabanda qilmoq · 🇷🇺 провозить контрабандой

🇬🇧Smuggle. (smuggle: to take goods into or out of a place illegally and secretly)

🇺🇿smuggle — kontrabanda qilmoq.

🇷🇺smuggle — провозить контрабандой.

28🇺🇿 tabaqa · 🇷🇺 каста

🇬🇧Caste. (caste: a social class, especially in a strict system)

🇺🇿caste — tabaqa.

🇷🇺caste — каста.

29🇺🇿 inqiroz, qulash · 🇷🇺 падение, крах

🇬🇧Downfall. (downfall: the loss of power or success)

🇺🇿downfall — inqiroz, qulash.

🇷🇺downfall — падение, крах.

30🇺🇿 diplomatik · 🇷🇺 дипломатический

🇬🇧Diplomatic. (diplomatic: relating to relations between countries)

🇺🇿diplomatic — diplomatik.

🇷🇺diplomatic — дипломатический.