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. imperious
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
2. sabotage
► A process of compensation for losses.
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
3. ominous
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
4. recuperate
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► To clarify or make something understandable
5. detail
► To clarify or make something understandable
► To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
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.