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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Why Good Food Tastes Good

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
1A spate of books means…

🇬🇧A spate of = many similar things in a short time.

🇺🇿Qisqa vaqtda ko‘plab. a spate of — qisqa vaqtda ko‘plab.

🇷🇺Волна. a spate of — волна, череда.

2A lay person is…

🇬🇧Lay person = non-expert. (lay person: someone who is not an expert in a subject (in lay terms = simply))

🇺🇿Mutaxassis emas. lay person — mutaxassis bo‘lmagan odam.

🇷🇺Неспециалист. lay person — неспециалист.

3Cases hinge on the balance of tastes. This means they…

🇬🇧Hinge on = depend completely on. (hinge on: to depend completely on something)

🇺🇿Bog‘liq. hinge on — … ga bog‘liq bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Зависеть. hinge on — зависеть от.

4The claim fails to do justice to the data. This means it…

🇬🇧Do justice to = represent fairly; fails to = doesn’t.

🇺🇿Munosib aks ettirmaydi. do justice to — … ni munosib aks ettirmoq.

🇷🇺Не отдаёт должного. do justice to — отдать должное.

5Some claims are hard to swallow. This means they are…

🇬🇧Hard to swallow = difficult to believe. (hard to swallow: difficult to believe or accept)

🇺🇿Ishonish qiyin. hard to swallow — ishonish qiyin.

🇷🇺Трудно поверить. hard to swallow — трудно поверить.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadStuckey’s book is (6) at ordinary food lovers. She explains ideas in simple words for the (7), and her research is very (8). However, the reviewer feels she is (9) in the neuroscience section, and some claims are hard to (10).
Word banknoviceprovocativeswallowthoroughon weaker groundlay persontargeted
6Gap (6): …book is ______ at ordinary food lovers.

🇬🇧Targeted at = aimed at. (targeted at: aimed at a particular group of people)

🇺🇿Targeted at. targeted at — … ga mo‘ljallangan.

🇷🇺Targeted at. targeted at — нацеленный на.

7Gap (7): …simple words for the ______.

🇬🇧Lay person = non-expert reader. (lay person: someone who is not an expert in a subject (in lay terms = simply))

🇺🇿Lay person. lay person — mutaxassis bo‘lmagan odam.

🇷🇺Lay person. lay person — неспециалист.

8Gap (8): …her research is very ______.

🇬🇧‘very + adjective’: thorough = careful and complete.

🇺🇿Thorough. thorough — puxta, har tomonlama.

🇷🇺Thorough. thorough — тщательный.

9Gap (9): …she is ______ in the neuroscience section…

🇬🇧On weaker ground = less convincing.

🇺🇿On weaker ground.

🇷🇺On weaker ground.

10Gap (10): …some claims are hard to ______.

🇬🇧Hard to swallow = hard to believe. (hard to swallow: difficult to believe or accept)

🇺🇿Hard to swallow. hard to swallow — ishonish qiyin.

🇷🇺Hard to swallow. hard to swallow — трудно поверить.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11She strenuously objects ___ the label ‘supertaster’.

🇬🇧Object to. ((strenuously) object to: to say you strongly disagree with something (object to + noun / -ing))

🇺🇿Object to. (strenuously) object to — (qattiq) e’tiroz bildirmoq.

🇷🇺Object to. (strenuously) object to — (решительно) возражать против.

12This is consistent ___ her objective.

🇬🇧Consistent with. (consistent with: in agreement with; matching)

🇺🇿Consistent with. consistent with — … ga mos, muvofiq.

🇷🇺Consistent with. consistent with — соответствующий.

13Many cases hinge ___ finding the right balance.

🇬🇧Hinge on. (hinge on: to depend completely on something)

🇺🇿Hinge on. hinge on — … ga bog‘liq bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Hinge on. hinge on — зависеть от.

14People could distinguish ___ hot and cold water.

🇬🇧Distinguish between A and B. (distinguish between: to recognise the difference between two things)

🇺🇿Distinguish between. distinguish between — farqlamoq.

🇷🇺Distinguish between. distinguish between — различать.

15She faces these problems ___ a daily basis.

🇬🇧On a daily basis. (on a daily basis: every day)

🇺🇿On a daily basis. on a daily basis — har kuni.

🇷🇺On a daily basis. on a daily basis — ежедневно.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word banksimplehidedepend onpraisebeginnerquality
16novice (enjoy tasting better than novices)

🇬🇧Novice = beginner. (novice: a person who is new to an activity and has little experience)

🇺🇿novice — yangi boshlovchi.

🇷🇺novice — новичок.

17straightforward (a straightforward book)

🇬🇧Straightforward = simple. (straightforward: easy to understand or do; honest)

🇺🇿straightforward — oddiy, tushunarli.

🇷🇺straightforward — простой, понятный.

18commendation (deserves commendation)

🇬🇧Commendation = praise. (commendation: praise; an official award (deserve commendation))

🇺🇿commendation — maqtov, tahsin.

🇷🇺commendation — похвала.

19mask (use one taste to mask another)

🇬🇧Mask = hide. (mask: to hide a feeling, taste or smell so it cannot be noticed)

🇺🇿mask — yashirmoq, bosib ketmoq.

🇷🇺mask — маскировать, заглушать.

20attribute (tactile attributes of food)

🇬🇧Attribute = quality, feature. ‘Depend on’ matches hinge on.

🇺🇿attribute — xususiyat, belgi.

🇷🇺attribute — свойство, качество.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21object to

🇬🇧object to + -ing (to is a preposition here). ((strenuously) object to: to say you strongly disagree with something (object to + noun / -ing))

🇺🇿object to + -ing. (strenuously) object to — (qattiq) e’tiroz bildirmoq.

🇷🇺object to + -ing. (strenuously) object to — (решительно) возражать против.

22respectively

🇬🇧respectively usually goes at the end, after the list.

🇺🇿…, respectively. respectively — mos ravishda.

🇷🇺…, respectively. respectively — соответственно.

23turn out

🇬🇧it turned out that….

🇺🇿it turned out that….

🇷🇺it turned out that….

24long to

🇬🇧long to do / long for sth. (long to: to want something very much)

🇺🇿long to do. long to — … ni orzu qilmoq.

🇷🇺long to do. long to — страстно желать.

25conduct

🇬🇧research is uncountable: conduct research. (conduct (research): to organise and do an activity (conduct research / an interview / an experiment))

🇺🇿conduct research. conduct (research) — o‘tkazmoq.

🇷🇺conduct research. conduct (research) — проводить.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 xotira (kitob) · 🇷🇺 мемуары

🇬🇧Memoir. (memoir: a written account of someone’s own life and experiences)

🇺🇿memoir — xotira (kitob).

🇷🇺memoir — мемуары.

27🇺🇿 mos ravishda · 🇷🇺 соответственно

🇬🇧Respectively. (respectively: in the same order as the things just mentioned)

🇺🇿respectively — mos ravishda.

🇷🇺respectively — соответственно.

28🇺🇿 keng e’tirof etilgan · 🇷🇺 широко признанный

🇬🇧Widely acknowledged. (widely acknowledged: accepted as true by most people)

🇺🇿widely acknowledged — keng e’tirof etilgan.

🇷🇺widely acknowledged — широко признанный.

29🇺🇿 yangi boshlovchi · 🇷🇺 новичок

🇬🇧Novice. (novice: a person who is new to an activity and has little experience)

🇺🇿novice — yangi boshlovchi.

🇷🇺novice — новичок.

30🇺🇿 qabul qilinishi, munosabat · 🇷🇺 приём, реакция

🇬🇧Reception. (reception: the way people react to something (a warm / enthusiastic / hostile reception))

🇺🇿reception — qabul qilinishi, munosabat.

🇷🇺reception — приём, реакция.