LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.
Words in the News Quiz
5 Elementary Words
Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!
1. area
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► A particular geographic region.
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
2. eavesdrop
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
3. persistent
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
4. similar
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
5. imperious
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.