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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 phase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to it's overall meaning or function in a sentence.
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. construct
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
2. restitution
► A process of compensation for losses.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
3. monotonous
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► To make something by merging parts.
4. sociable
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
5. value
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.