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. observe
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
2. foresight
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
3. somber
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
4. persistent
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
5. document
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
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.