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. bluff
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2. sabotage
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
3. abolish
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
4. circumference
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
5. contributions
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
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.