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
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► A measurement one can compare to.
2. interdependence
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
3. vigilant
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
4. various
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
► To clarify or make something understandable
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
5. jargon
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
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.