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. reflection
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
2. diminish
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► To completely engage the attention of.
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
3. establish
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
4. gusto
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
5. contortion
► To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► To cause to float easily or gently through the air
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.