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. quell
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
2. multitude
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
3. translucent
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
4. exhilarate
► To completely engage the attention of.
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
5. majority
► More than half (50%) of some group
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
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.