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. somber
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
2. reduce
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
3. method
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
4. document
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
5. gusto
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
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.