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. jargon
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
2. terse
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
3. obstacles
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
4. disdain
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
5. significance
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
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.