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. uncanny
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
2. attentive
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
► To completely engage the attention of.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
3. compose
► To make something by merging parts.
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
4. primarily
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
5. interdependence
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
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.