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. document
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
2. brackish
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
3. commotion
► Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
4. apprehensive
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
5. ominous
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► 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.