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. oppose
► Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► A measurement one can compare to.
2. similar
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
3. gusto
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
4. frequency
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
5. barricade
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
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.