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. recuperate
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► A particular geographic region.
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
2. accomplish
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
3. ominous
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
4. contributions
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
5. deft
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
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.