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. specimen
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
2. banish
► To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
3. sabotage
► To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
4. cause
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► The source or reason of an event or action
5. symbolism
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
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.