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. ember
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
2. sabotage
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
3. imperious
► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
4. obscure
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
5. source
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
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.