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The Tuatara of New Zealand

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
1Tuatara still resemble ancient fossils. They…

🇬🇧Resemble = look like. (resemble: to look like or be similar to someone or something)

🇺🇿O‘xshamoq. resemble — …ga o‘xshamoq.

🇷🇺Быть похожим. resemble — быть похожим на.

2The eggs incubate for about a year. They are…

🇬🇧Incubate = keep eggs warm until the young come out.

🇺🇿Inkubatsiya. incubate — tuxum bosib yotmoq, inkubatsiya qilmoq.

🇷🇺Инкубировать. incubate — высиживать, инкубировать.

3Males are territorial. This means they…

🇬🇧Territorial = defending one's own area. (territorial: defending an area that an animal or person considers its own)

🇺🇿O‘z hududini qo‘riqlaydigan. territorial — o‘z hududini qo‘riqlaydigan.

🇷🇺Территориальный. territorial — территориальный, защищающий свою территорию.

4Scientists wanted to eradicate rats. They wanted to…

🇬🇧Eradicate = destroy completely. (eradicate: to destroy or remove something completely)

🇺🇿Butunlay yo‘q qilmoq. eradicate — butunlay yo‘q qilmoq.

🇷🇺Искоренить. eradicate — искоренить, уничтожить.

5The reptiles became confined to 32 islands. They…

🇬🇧Confined to = existing only in a limited place.

🇺🇿…bilan cheklangan. confined to — …bilan cheklangan.

🇷🇺Ограниченный. confined to — ограниченный (чем-либо).

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadTuatara are the (6) members of a very old group of reptiles. When rats arrived, the reptiles began to (7). Today, rats have been removed, and these islands are a safe (8) for wildlife. Some reptiles were (9) to new islands. Each young (10) must find its own food.
Word bankrelocatedwidespreadsole survivinghabitatcarnivorousdeclinehatchling
6Gap (6): Tuatara are the ______ members of a very old group.

🇬🇧Sole surviving = the only ones still alive. (sole surviving: the only one that is still alive or still exists)

🇺🇿Sole surviving. sole surviving — yagona tirik qolgan.

🇷🇺Sole surviving. sole surviving — единственный уцелевший.

7Gap (7): When rats arrived, the reptiles began to ______.

🇬🇧Decline = become fewer. (decline: to become smaller in number or worse in quality)

🇺🇿Decline. decline — kamaymoq, pasaymoq.

🇷🇺Decline. decline — сокращаться, уменьшаться.

8Gap (8): …these islands are a safe ______ for wildlife.

🇬🇧Habitat = natural home. (habitat: the natural home of an animal or plant)

🇺🇿Habitat. habitat — yashash muhiti.

🇷🇺Habitat. habitat — среда обитания.

9Gap (9): Some reptiles were ______ to new islands.

🇬🇧Relocated = moved to a new place. (relocate: to move someone or something to a new place)

🇺🇿Relocated. relocate — ko‘chirmoq, boshqa joyga o‘tkazmoq.

🇷🇺Relocated. relocate — перемещать, переселять.

10Gap (10): Each young ______ must find its own food.

🇬🇧Hatchling = a newly hatched animal. (hatchling: a very young animal that has just come out of its egg)

🇺🇿Hatchling. hatchling — tuxumdan yangi chiqqan bola.

🇷🇺Hatchling. hatchling — детёныш, только что вылупившийся.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11The reptiles became confined ___ small islands.

🇬🇧Confined to. (confined to: existing only in a limited place or area)

🇺🇿To. confined to — …bilan cheklangan.

🇷🇺To. confined to — ограниченный (чем-либо).

12Tuatara like to bask ___ the sun by day.

🇬🇧Bask in the sun. (bask in the sun: to lie or sit enjoying the warmth of the sun)

🇺🇿In. bask in the sun — quyoshda toblanmoq.

🇷🇺In. bask in the sun — греться на солнце.

13Legal protection was granted ___ tuatara in 1895.

🇬🇧Grant something to someone.

🇺🇿To.

🇷🇺To.

14They often share burrows ___ baby seabirds.

🇬🇧Share with.

🇺🇿With.

🇷🇺With.

15Many features distinguish tuatara ___ other reptiles.

🇬🇧Distinguish A from B.

🇺🇿From.

🇷🇺From.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankenergeticgrowshelteronly remainingeliminateplentiful
16abundant (once abundant on the mainland)

🇬🇧Abundant = plentiful. (abundant: existing in large quantities; plentiful)

🇺🇿abundant — mo‘l, ko‘p.

🇷🇺abundant — обильный, многочисленный.

17sole surviving (the sole surviving members)

🇬🇧Sole surviving = only remaining. (sole surviving: the only one that is still alive or still exists)

🇺🇿sole surviving — yagona tirik qolgan.

🇷🇺sole surviving — единственный уцелевший.

18eradicate (eradicate rats from islands)

🇬🇧Eradicate = eliminate. (eradicate: to destroy or remove something completely)

🇺🇿eradicate — butunlay yo‘q qilmoq.

🇷🇺eradicate — искоренить, уничтожить.

19vigorous (still looking vigorous)

🇬🇧Vigorous = energetic. (vigorous: strong, healthy and full of energy)

🇺🇿vigorous — baquvvat, g‘ayratli.

🇷🇺vigorous — энергичный, бодрый.

20refuge (temporary refuges)

🇬🇧Refuge = shelter. ‘Grow’ is the opposite of decline.

🇺🇿refuge — boshpana, panoh.

🇷🇺refuge — убежище, укрытие.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21resemble

🇬🇧resemble + object, no preposition. (resemble: to look like or be similar to someone or something)

🇺🇿resemble + ot. resemble — …ga o‘xshamoq.

🇷🇺resemble без предлога. resemble — быть похожим на.

22extinct

🇬🇧become extinct — extinct is an adjective, not a verb.

🇺🇿became extinct.

🇷🇺became extinct.

23decline

🇬🇧continue to + base verb.

🇺🇿to decline.

🇷🇺to decline.

24reverse the trend

🇬🇧Present perfect: has reversed.

🇺🇿has reversed.

🇷🇺has reversed.

25relocate

🇬🇧People moved them: passive were relocated to.

🇺🇿were relocated to.

🇷🇺were relocated to.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 yo‘qolib ketgan · 🇷🇺 вымерший

🇬🇧Extinct. (extinct: no longer existing, because all members of a species have died)

🇺🇿extinct — yo‘qolib ketgan, qirilib bitgan.

🇷🇺extinct — вымерший.

27🇺🇿 yirtqich · 🇷🇺 хищник

🇬🇧Predator. (predator: an animal that kills and eats other animals)

🇺🇿predator — yirtqich.

🇷🇺predator — хищник.

28🇺🇿 quyoshda toblanmoq · 🇷🇺 греться на солнце

🇬🇧Bask in the sun. (bask in the sun: to lie or sit enjoying the warmth of the sun)

🇺🇿bask in the sun — quyoshda toblanmoq.

🇷🇺bask in the sun — греться на солнце.

29🇺🇿 zichlik · 🇷🇺 плотность

🇬🇧Density. (density: the number of people or animals in a particular area)

🇺🇿density — zichlik.

🇷🇺density — плотность.

30🇺🇿 qonuniy himoya · 🇷🇺 правовая защита

🇬🇧Legal protection. (legal protection: protection given by law)

🇺🇿legal protection — qonuniy himoya.

🇷🇺legal protection — правовая защита.