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. fragrance
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
2. swagger
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
3. falter
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
4. degree
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► What something does or is used for.
5. obstacles
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
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