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. disdain
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► The source or reason of an event or action
2. zeal
► The source or reason of an event or action
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
3. current
► Capable of doing many things competently
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
4. construct
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
► To make something by merging parts.
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
5. value
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress