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. luminous
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
2. topic
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
3. habitation
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
4. sociable
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
5. versatile
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► Capable of doing many things competently
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.