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. recluse
► To completely engage the attention of.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
2. destination
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
3. source
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
4. apprehensive
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► To make something by merging parts.
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
5. deft
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
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.