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
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
2. pertinent
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► To completely engage the attention of.
3. boundary
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
4. kindle
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
5. grueling
► To make something by merging parts.
► So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
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.