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. replenish
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
2. concoction
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
3. minority
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
4. multitude
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
5. engross
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► To completely engage the attention of.
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.