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. eavesdrop
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
2. restitution
► A process of compensation for losses.
► To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
3. source
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
4. attentive
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
5. precipice
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► What something does or is used for.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
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.