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. reference
► A measurement one can compare to.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
2. relationship
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
3. economy
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
4. meticulous
► The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
5. translucent
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
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.