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. guarantee
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
2. sabotage
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
3. reflection
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
4. multitude
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
5. infer
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
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.