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. pertinent
► To completely engage the attention of.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
2. infer
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► To send someone away and forbid that person from returning.
3. disdain
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
4. imperious
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
► To cause to float easily or gently through the air
5. jabber
► To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
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.