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. muster
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
2. persistent
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
3. area
► The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
► A particular geographic region.
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
4. narrate
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
5. frequency
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
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.