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. vulnerable
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► To make something by merging parts.
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
2. pertinent
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► A measurement one can compare to.
3. current
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
4. fragrance
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► A particular geographic region.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
5. chronological
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► The extent to which something matters; importance
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.