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. contortion
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
2. waver
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
3. area
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
► A particular geographic region.
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
4. vigilant
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
5. majority
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► More than half (50%) of some group
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.