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. disdain
► Capable of doing many things competently
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
2. ominous
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3. analogy
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,
4. guarantee
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
5. aptitude
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
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.