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. reference
► A measurement one can compare to.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
2. analogy
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,
3. kindle
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
4. terse
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
5. reduce
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
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.