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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Why Don't We Sleep?

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 root cause of insomnia is…

🇬🇧A root cause is the main, underlying reason for a problem — the ‘root’ it grows from.

🇺🇿Root cause — muammoning asosiy, ildiz sababi.

🇷🇺Root cause — коренная причина проблемы. root cause — первопричина, коренная причина.

2Redundant connections in the brain are…

🇬🇧Redundant = not needed any more. The brain deletes unnecessary synapses during sleep.

🇺🇿Redundant — ortiqcha, keraksiz. Uyquda miya keraksiz bog‘lanishlarni o‘chiradi.

🇷🇺Redundant — лишний. Во сне мозг удаляет ненужные связи.

3If sleep deprivation impedes wound healing, it…

🇬🇧Impede = hinder, make slower or harder. (impede: to make it more difficult for something to happen or move forward)

🇺🇿Impede — to‘sqinlik qilmoq, sekinlashtirmoq. impede — to‘sqinlik qilmoq, sekinlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺Impede — препятствовать, замедлять. impede — препятствовать, мешать.

4The studies are not conclusive. This means they…

🇬🇧Conclusive = proving something with no doubt. Not conclusive = the results don’t prove it definitely.

🇺🇿Conclusive — shubhasiz isbotlovchi; not conclusive — aniq isbotlamaydi.

🇷🇺Conclusive — окончательно доказывающий; not conclusive — не доказывают однозначно.

5The treatment of insomnia is not so clear-cut. This means it is…

🇬🇧Clear-cut = simple, definite. Not so clear-cut = complicated, with no simple answer.

🇺🇿Clear-cut — aniq, oddiy; not so clear-cut — unchalik oddiy emas.

🇷🇺Clear-cut — однозначный; not so clear-cut — не так просто.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadSleepiness is (6) with nearly 20% of serious road accidents, and it costs billions in lost (7). Yet research funding is (8) to what drug companies spend on advertising in just three months. Studies show that sleep (9) can slow down wound healing, and sleeping pills can lead to (10).
Word bankdeprivationaddictioncomparableexhaustionsubsequentlyassociatedproductivity
6Gap (6): Sleepiness is ______ with nearly 20%…

🇬🇧Be associated with = be connected with. (be associated with: to be connected with something, often as a cause or result)

🇺🇿Be associated with — … bilan bog‘liq bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Be associated with — быть связанным с. be associated with — быть связанным с.

7Gap (7): …costs billions in lost ______.

🇬🇧Lost productivity = work that is not done because people are tired.

🇺🇿Lost productivity — yo‘qotilgan unumdorlik. productivity — unumdorlik, samaradorlik.

🇷🇺Lost productivity — потерянная производительность.

8Gap (8): …funding is ______ to what drug companies spend…

🇬🇧‘is ___ to’ needs an adjective: comparable to = similar in amount.

🇺🇿Comparable to — miqdori jihatidan o‘xshash. comparable (to / with) — … bilan qiyoslash mumkin, teng keladigan.

🇷🇺Comparable to — сопоставимый по размеру. comparable (to / with) — сопоставимый.

9Gap (9): …sleep ______ can slow down wound healing…

🇬🇧Sleep deprivation is a fixed collocation = not getting enough sleep. ‘Exhaustion’ does not combine with ‘sleep’ here.

🇺🇿Sleep deprivation — turg‘un birikma: uyqusizlik.

🇷🇺Sleep deprivation — устойчивое сочетание: недосыпание.

10Gap (10): …sleeping pills can lead to ______.

🇬🇧Lead to addiction — pills can make people dependent on them.

🇺🇿Lead to addiction — qaramlikka olib kelmoq. addiction — qaramlik, mukkasidan ketish.

🇷🇺Lead to addiction — приводить к зависимости. addiction — зависимость.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11Road accidents are associated ___ driver sleepiness.

🇬🇧Be associated with. (be associated with: to be connected with something, often as a cause or result)

🇺🇿Be associated with — … bilan bog‘liq. be associated with — … bilan bog‘liq bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Be associated with — связан с. be associated with — быть связанным с.

12Reptiles half sleep to remain aware ___ predators.

🇬🇧Aware of: remain aware of danger, be aware of the risks.

🇺🇿Aware of — … dan xabardor. aware of — … dan xabardor.

🇷🇺Aware of — осведомлённый о. aware of — осведомлённый, осознающий.

13Students who engaged ___ REM sleep did better in grammar tasks.

🇬🇧Engage in an activity = take part in it. (engage in: to take part in or be involved in an activity (formal))

🇺🇿Engage in — biror faoliyat bilan shug‘ullanmoq.

🇷🇺Engage in — заниматься чем-либо. engage in — заниматься, участвовать.

14The loss ___ terms of productivity is even higher.

🇬🇧The fixed phrase is in terms of. (in terms of: used to show which aspect of something you are talking about)

🇺🇿Turg‘un ibora: in terms of. in terms of — … jihatidan, … nuqtai nazaridan.

🇷🇺Устойчивое выражение: in terms of. in terms of — с точки зрения, в плане.

15Many people have an addiction ___ their phones.

🇬🇧Addiction to something. (addiction: a condition in which someone cannot stop taking a drug or doing an activity (addiction to))

🇺🇿Addiction to — … ga qaramlik. addiction — qaramlik, mukkasidan ketish.

🇷🇺Addiction to — зависимость от. addiction — зависимость.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankhindermainlaterstrengthentirednessobvious
16predominant (the predominant theory of sleep)

🇬🇧Predominant = main, most common. (predominant: most common, strongest or most noticeable)

🇺🇿Predominant = main — asosiy, ustun. predominant — ustun, asosiy.

🇷🇺Predominant = main — преобладающий. predominant — преобладающий.

17impede (impedes wound healing)

🇬🇧Impede = hinder = make harder or slower. (impede: to make it more difficult for something to happen or move forward)

🇺🇿Impede = hinder — to‘sqinlik qilmoq. impede — to‘sqinlik qilmoq, sekinlashtirmoq.

🇷🇺Impede = hinder — препятствовать. impede — препятствовать, мешать.

18boost (boost the immune system)

🇬🇧Boost = strengthen, increase. (boost: to increase or improve something (boost the immune system / the economy / confidence))

🇺🇿Boost = strengthen — kuchaytirmoq. boost — kuchaytirmoq, oshirmoq.

🇷🇺Boost = strengthen — укреплять. boost — повышать, укреплять.

19evident (for any evident reason)

🇬🇧Evident = obvious, clear. (evident: clear and easy to see or understand)

🇺🇿Evident = obvious — yaqqol. evident — yaqqol, ravshan.

🇷🇺Evident = obvious — очевидный. evident — очевидный.

20exhaustion (they speak of their exhaustion)

🇬🇧Exhaustion = extreme tiredness. ‘Later’ is the synonym of subsequently.

🇺🇿Exhaustion = tiredness — qattiq charchoq. exhaustion — holdan toyish, charchoq.

🇷🇺Exhaustion = tiredness — сильная усталость. exhaustion — изнеможение, истощение.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21struggle

🇬🇧Use struggle with something or struggle to do something.

🇺🇿Struggle with something yoki struggle to do. struggle — qiynalmoq, kurashmoq.

🇷🇺Struggle with something или struggle to do. struggle — бороться, с трудом справляться.

22the former / the latter

🇬🇧The latter (with the, no one) = the second of two things mentioned.

🇺🇿The latter (the bilan, one siz) — tilga olingan ikkitadan ikkinchisi.

🇷🇺The latter (с the, без one) — второй из двух упомянутых.

23comparable

🇬🇧Comparable to / with, never than or as. (comparable (to / with): similar in size, amount or quality to something else)

🇺🇿Comparable to / with — than yoki as emas. comparable (to / with) — … bilan qiyoslash mumkin, teng keladigan.

🇷🇺Comparable to / with — не than и не as. comparable (to / with) — сопоставимый.

24engage in

🇬🇧Engage in + activity: engage in sport. (engage in: to take part in or be involved in an activity (formal))

🇺🇿Engage in + faoliyat. engage in — … bilan shug‘ullanmoq, qatnashmoq.

🇷🇺Engage in + деятельность. engage in — заниматься, участвовать.

25subsequently

🇬🇧Subsequently is an adverb (= later) and sits before the main verb: was subsequently promoted.

🇺🇿Subsequently — ravish (keyinchalik): was subsequently promoted.

🇷🇺Subsequently — наречие (впоследствии): was subsequently promoted.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 retsept · 🇷🇺 рецепт

🇬🇧Prescription = a doctor’s instruction for medicine.

🇺🇿Prescription — shifokor retsepti. prescription — retsept.

🇷🇺Prescription — врачебный рецепт. prescription — рецепт.

27🇺🇿 umuman, dastlab · 🇷🇺 вообще, изначально

🇬🇧In the first place = originally / at all: why we need to sleep in the first place.

🇺🇿In the first place — umuman, dastlab. in the first place — umuman, dastlab, avvalo.

🇷🇺In the first place — вообще, изначально. in the first place — вообще, изначально.

28🇺🇿 mustahkamlash · 🇷🇺 закрепление

🇬🇧Consolidation = making something stronger; memory consolidation happens during sleep.

🇺🇿Consolidation — mustahkamlash; xotira uyquda mustahkamlanadi.

🇷🇺Consolidation — закрепление; память закрепляется во сне.

29🇺🇿 keskin tushib ketmoq · 🇷🇺 резко упасть, погрузиться

🇬🇧Plunge = fall suddenly. Narcoleptics plunge straight into REM sleep.

🇺🇿Plunge — to‘satdan tushib ketmoq. plunge — keskin tushib ketmoq, sho‘ng‘imoq.

🇷🇺Plunge — резко упасть. plunge — резко упасть, погрузиться.

30🇺🇿 hal qilsa bo‘ladigan · 🇷🇺 посильный, решаемый

🇬🇧Manageable = possible to deal with. (manageable: possible to deal with or control)

🇺🇿Manageable — hal qilish mumkin bo‘lgan. manageable — hal qilsa bo‘ladigan, boshqariladigan.

🇷🇺Manageable — с чем можно справиться. manageable — посильный, решаемый.