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30 Vocabulary Tests · 6 games

Yawning

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
1You cannot stifle a yawn. You cannot…

🇬🇧Stifle = stop or hold back. (stifle: to stop something from happening, especially a yawn, laugh or feeling)

🇺🇿Bosmoq, tiyilmoq. stifle — bosmoq, tiyilmoq.

🇷🇺Сдерживать. stifle — сдерживать, подавлять.

2A yawn has the inevitability of a sneeze. It is…

🇬🇧Inevitability = certainty that it will happen.

🇺🇿Muqarrarlik. inevitability — muqarrarlik.

🇷🇺Неизбежность. inevitability — неизбежность.

3Patients were mystified. They were…

🇬🇧Mystified = unable to understand. (mystified: completely unable to understand something)

🇺🇿Hayron. mystified — hayron, tushunolmagan.

🇷🇺Озадаченный. mystified — озадаченный.

4The yawn is not invariant. It…

🇬🇧Invariant = never changing. (invariant: never changing)

🇺🇿O‘zgarmas. invariant — o‘zgarmas.

🇷🇺Неизменный. invariant — неизменный.

5Ancient behaviour lurks beneath culture. It…

🇬🇧Lurk = exist hidden. (lurk: to exist or wait hidden, often in a threatening way)

🇺🇿Yashirinib turmoq. lurk — yashirinib turmoq, pinhon bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Таиться. lurk — скрываться, таиться.

Test B · Questions 6–10

Complete the Story

Choose the missing word for each gap — two words are extra!
ReadA yawn lasts six seconds (6). Yawns can (7), and people who yawn less do not (8) with longer yawns. At the (9) of a yawn you breathe in, and without the jaws opening it will not (10).
Word bankrun to completioncompensategapeon averagestiflecome in boutsonset
6Gap (6): A yawn lasts six seconds ______.

🇬🇧On average = usually. (on average: usually; when all the amounts are considered together)

🇺🇿On average. on average — o‘rtacha.

🇷🇺On average. on average — в среднем.

7Gap (7): Yawns can ______.

🇬🇧Come in bouts = happen in short spells. (come in bouts: to happen in short periods with breaks between them)

🇺🇿Come in bouts. come in bouts — vaqti-vaqti bilan xuruj qilmoq.

🇷🇺Come in bouts. come in bouts — накатывать приступами.

8Gap (8): …do not ______ with longer yawns.

🇬🇧Compensate = make up for. (compensate: to do something to balance a loss or weakness)

🇺🇿Compensate. compensate — o‘rnini to‘ldirmoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺Compensate. compensate — компенсировать.

9Gap (9): At the ______ of a yawn…

🇬🇧Onset = beginning. (onset: the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant)

🇺🇿Onset. onset — boshlanishi.

🇷🇺Onset. onset — начало.

10Gap (10): …it will not ______.

🇬🇧Run to completion = finish. (run to completion: to continue until it is completely finished)

🇺🇿Run to completion. run to completion — oxirigacha yetmoq.

🇷🇺Run to completion. run to completion — дойти до конца.

Test C · Questions 11–15

Prepositions & Collocations

Choose the word that goes together
11'To yawn' is derived ___ Old English.

🇬🇧Derived from.

🇺🇿From.

🇷🇺From.

12A yawn lasts six seconds ___ average.

🇬🇧On average. (on average: usually; when all the amounts are considered together)

🇺🇿On. on average — o‘rtacha.

🇷🇺On. on average — в среднем.

13Yawns can come ___ bouts.

🇬🇧Come in bouts. (come in bouts: to happen in short periods with breaks between them)

🇺🇿In. come in bouts — vaqti-vaqti bilan xuruj qilmoq.

🇷🇺In. come in bouts — накатывать приступами.

14Short yawners do not compensate ___ yawning more.

🇬🇧Compensate by + -ing. (compensate: to do something to balance a loss or weakness)

🇺🇿By. compensate — o‘rnini to‘ldirmoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺By. compensate — компенсировать.

15Behaviour lurks ___ the veneer of culture.

🇬🇧Lurk beneath = hide under. (lurk: to exist or wait hidden, often in a threatening way)

🇺🇿Beneath. lurk — yashirinib turmoq, pinhon bo‘lmoq.

🇷🇺Beneath. lurk — скрываться, таиться.

Test D · Questions 16–20

Synonym Match

Match each word with its synonym — one option is extra!
Word bankmaintainnormalpuzzledbeginningtheoryunusual
16quirky (it may appear quirky)

🇬🇧Quirky = unusual. ‘Normal’ is the opposite. (quirky: unusual in an interesting way)

🇺🇿quirky — g‘alati, o‘ziga xos.

🇷🇺quirky — необычный, причудливый.

17mystified (startled and mystified)

🇬🇧Mystified = puzzled. (mystified: completely unable to understand something)

🇺🇿mystified — hayron, tushunolmagan.

🇷🇺mystified — озадаченный.

18onset (at the onset of a yawn)

🇬🇧Onset = beginning. (onset: the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant)

🇺🇿onset — boshlanishi.

🇷🇺onset — начало.

19hypothesis (Provine's hypotheses)

🇬🇧Hypothesis = theory. (hypothesis: an idea that is suggested as an explanation but not yet proved)

🇺🇿hypothesis — gipoteza, faraz.

🇷🇺hypothesis — гипотеза.

20sustain (sustain a yawn)

🇬🇧Sustain = maintain. (sustain: to keep something going over time)

🇺🇿sustain — davom ettirmoq, ushlab turmoq.

🇷🇺sustain — поддерживать.

Test E · Questions 21–25

Spot the Correct Sentence

Only ONE sentence uses the word correctly
21convince

🇬🇧convince someone of something. (convince: to make someone believe that something is true)

🇺🇿convince students of. convince — ishontirmoq.

🇷🇺convince students of. convince — убеждать.

22be derived from

🇬🇧Passive: is derived from.

🇺🇿is derived from.

🇷🇺is derived from.

23compensate

🇬🇧compensate by + -ing. (compensate: to do something to balance a loss or weakness)

🇺🇿compensate by yawning. compensate — o‘rnini to‘ldirmoq, qoplamoq.

🇷🇺compensate by yawning. compensate — компенсировать.

24speculate

🇬🇧speculate that + clause. (speculate: to guess possible answers without having all the facts)

🇺🇿speculated that. speculate — taxmin qilmoq.

🇷🇺speculated that. speculate — строить догадки.

25stifle

🇬🇧can + base verb: cannot stifle.

🇺🇿cannot stifle.

🇷🇺cannot stifle.

Test F · Questions 26–30

Translation Challenge

Choose the English word for the Uzbek / Russian
26🇺🇿 gipoteza, faraz · 🇷🇺 гипотеза

🇬🇧Hypothesis. (hypothesis: an idea that is suggested as an explanation but not yet proved)

🇺🇿hypothesis — gipoteza, faraz.

🇷🇺hypothesis — гипотеза.

27🇺🇿 o‘rtacha · 🇷🇺 в среднем

🇬🇧On average. (on average: usually; when all the amounts are considered together)

🇺🇿on average — o‘rtacha.

🇷🇺on average — в среднем.

28🇺🇿 nafas olish bilan bog‘liq · 🇷🇺 дыхательный

🇬🇧Respiratory. (respiratory: connected with breathing)

🇺🇿respiratory — nafas olish bilan bog‘liq.

🇷🇺respiratory — дыхательный.

29🇺🇿 qayta aloqa · 🇷🇺 обратная связь

🇬🇧Feedback. (feedback: information about how something is working or has been done)

🇺🇿feedback — qayta aloqa, fikr-mulohaza.

🇷🇺feedback — обратная связь.

30🇺🇿 shifobaxsh · 🇷🇺 терапевтический

🇬🇧Therapeutic. (therapeutic: helping to treat an illness or making you feel relaxed)

🇺🇿therapeutic — shifobaxsh, davolovchi.

🇷🇺therapeutic — терапевтический, целебный.