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. emerge
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
2. debris
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure.
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
3. meander
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
4. ominous
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
5. quell
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► To cause to float easily or gently through the air
► The extent to which something matters; importance
► The source or reason of an event or action
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.