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. eavesdrop
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
2. meander
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
3. aplomb
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
4. cause
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► The source or reason of an event or action
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
5. outlandish
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
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.