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. debris
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
2. brandish
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
3. chronological
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
4. majority
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► To clarify or make something understandable
► More than half (50%) of some group
5. tactic
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
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.