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. concoction
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
2. source
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
3. debris
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
4. current
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
5. misgivings
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
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.