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. illuminate
► A particular geographic region.
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► The source or reason of an event or action
► To clarify or make something understandable
2. repugnant
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
3. knoll
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
4. reduce
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
5. dismal
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
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.