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.
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. accomplish
► The source or reason of an event or action
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
2. concoction
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
3. analyze
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of something, esp. information.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
4. dismal
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
5. topic
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care