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. replenish
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
2. jargon
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
► A particular geographic region.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
3. weather
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
4. precipice
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
5. vigilant
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries