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. diminish
► A measurement one can compare to.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
2. exhilarate
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
3. aplomb
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
4. serenity
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
5. minority
► The source or reason of an event or action
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
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.