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. frequency
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
2. potential
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► To clarify or make something understandable
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
3. falter
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
4. precipice
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
5. vigilant
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
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.