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. classify
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
2. recluse
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
3. counter
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
4. interpret
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
5. pertinent
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
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.