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. swarm
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
2. reflection
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
3. current
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► A measurement one can compare to.
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
4. contortion
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
5. document
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
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.