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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Walking and Shoes in Eighteenth-Century London

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
1Walking was inconvenient. It was…

🇬🇧Inconvenient = awkward. (inconvenient: causing problems or difficulty)

🇺🇿Noqulay. inconvenient — noqulay.

🇷🇺Неудобно. inconvenient — неудобный.

2Walking areas became commonplace. They became…

🇬🇧Commonplace = ordinary. (commonplace: very common and not unusual)

🇺🇿Odatiy. commonplace — odatiy.

🇷🇺Обычными. commonplace — обычный.

3A person’s gait is…

🇬🇧Gait = walk. (gait: a person’s way of walking)

🇺🇿Yurish uslubi. gait — yurish uslubi.

🇷🇺Походка. gait — походка.

4Attire means…

🇬🇧Attire = clothing. (attire: clothes (formal))

🇺🇿Kiyim. attire — kiyim-kechak.

🇷🇺Одежда. attire — наряд, одежда.

5Frivolous display is…

🇬🇧Frivolous = silly. (frivolous: silly and not serious)

🇺🇿Yengiltak. frivolous — yengiltak.

🇷🇺Легкомысленный. frivolous — легкомысленный.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadEarly London streets were full of (6), so walking was (7). Paving laws were (8), and walking became a (9) pastime. Heavy boots (10) lighter, more elegant shoes.
Word bankornateinconvenientenactedmiresturdyrespectablegave way to
6Gap (6): …full of ______…

🇬🇧Noun: mire. (mire: deep, wet mud)

🇺🇿Mire. mire — loy, balchiq.

🇷🇺Mire. mire — грязь, трясина.

7Gap (7): …walking was ______.

🇬🇧Adjective: inconvenient. (inconvenient: causing problems or difficulty)

🇺🇿Inconvenient. inconvenient — noqulay.

🇷🇺Inconvenient. inconvenient — неудобный.

8Gap (8): Paving laws were ______…

🇬🇧Passive: were enacted. (enact: to make a law officially)

🇺🇿Enacted. enact — qabul qilmoq (qonun).

🇷🇺Enacted. enact — принимать (закон).

9Gap (9): …walking became a ______ pastime.

🇬🇧Adjective: respectable. (respectable: considered socially acceptable)

🇺🇿Respectable. respectable — obro‘li, munosib.

🇷🇺Respectable. respectable — респектабельный.

10Gap (10): Heavy boots ______ lighter shoes.

🇬🇧Give way to = be replaced by. (give way to: to be replaced by something)

🇺🇿Gave way to. give way to — o‘rnini bermoq.

🇷🇺Gave way to. give way to — уступать место.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Many thousands of people were neatly clad ___ fine clothes.

🇬🇧Clad in. (clad (in): dressed in (formal))

🇺🇿Clad in. clad (in) — kiyingan.

🇷🇺Clad in. clad (in) — одетый.

12Walking was associated ___ the poor.

🇬🇧Associated with.

🇺🇿Associated with.

🇷🇺Associated with.

13The riding boot gave way ___ the court shoe.

🇬🇧Give way to. (give way to: to be replaced by something)

🇺🇿Give way to. give way to — o‘rnini bermoq.

🇷🇺Give way to. give way to — уступать место.

14Complaints were a testament ___ the change.

🇬🇧A testament to. (a testament to: clear proof of something)

🇺🇿Testament to. a testament to — … ning isboti.

🇷🇺Testament to. a testament to — свидетельство.

15Some were not obliged to travel ___ horseback.

🇬🇧On horseback.

🇺🇿On.

🇷🇺On.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankdistinguishedclothessturdytight-knitdeephobby
16pastime (enjoying the pastime)

🇬🇧Pastime = hobby. (pastime: an activity done for enjoyment)

🇺🇿pastime — mashg‘ulot, ermak.

🇷🇺pastime — времяпрепровождение.

17eminent (eminent men)

🇬🇧Eminent = distinguished. (eminent: famous and respected)

🇺🇿eminent — taniqli, mashhur.

🇷🇺eminent — выдающийся.

18profound (a profound shift)

🇬🇧Profound = deep. (profound: very great or deep)

🇺🇿profound — chuqur.

🇷🇺profound — глубокий.

19stout (stout leather)

🇬🇧Stout = sturdy. (sturdy: strong and not easily damaged)

🇺🇿sturdy — mustahkam.

🇷🇺sturdy — прочный.

20attire (inspection of attire)

🇬🇧Attire = clothes. ‘Tight-knit’ matches close-knit.

🇺🇿attire — kiyim-kechak.

🇷🇺attire — наряд, одежда.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21make matters worse

🇬🇧Fixed idiom: to make matters worse.

🇺🇿Idioma.

🇷🇺Идиома.

22get about

🇬🇧get about + by + transport. (get about: to travel or move from place to place)

🇺🇿get about. get about — u yoq-bu yoqqa bormoq.

🇷🇺get about. get about — передвигаться.

23a testament to

🇬🇧a testament to. (a testament to: clear proof of something)

🇺🇿testament to. a testament to — … ning isboti.

🇷🇺testament to. a testament to — свидетельство.

24attire

🇬🇧Attire is uncountable. (attire: clothes (formal))

🇺🇿Sanalmaydi. attire — kiyim-kechak.

🇷🇺Неисчисляемое. attire — наряд, одежда.

25enact

🇬🇧Passive: was enacted.

🇺🇿was enacted.

🇷🇺was enacted.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 harakatchanlik · 🇷🇺 мобильность

🇬🇧Mobility. (mobility: the ability to move or travel freely)

🇺🇿mobility — harakatchanlik.

🇷🇺mobility — мобильность.

27🇺🇿 bekorchilik · 🇷🇺 праздность

🇬🇧Idleness. (idleness: not working; laziness)

🇺🇿idleness — bekorchilik.

🇷🇺idleness — праздность.

28🇺🇿 asosiy ko‘cha · 🇷🇺 магистраль

🇬🇧Thoroughfare. (thoroughfare: a main road in a town)

🇺🇿thoroughfare — asosiy ko‘cha.

🇷🇺thoroughfare — магистраль.

29🇺🇿 ahil, jips · 🇷🇺 сплочённый

🇬🇧Close-knit. (close-knit: with members who are closely connected and supportive)

🇺🇿close-knit — ahil, jips.

🇷🇺close-knit — сплочённый.

30🇺🇿 naqshinkor · 🇷🇺 богато украшенный

🇬🇧Ornate. (ornate: decorated with complicated patterns)

🇺🇿ornate — naqshinkor.

🇷🇺ornate — богато украшенный.