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. infer
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► Capable of doing many things competently
2. repugnant
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► To clarify or make something understandable
3. pertinent
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
4. deft
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► What something does or is used for.
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
5. defiance
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
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.