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. recluse
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
2. knoll
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
3. method
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
4. disdain
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
5. topic
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
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.