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. ignite
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
2. circumference
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
3. attentive
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
4. jargon
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
5. detail
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► The result or outcome of a cause.