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. momentum
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
2. persistent
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► A particular geographic region.
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
3. apprehensive
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
4. infer
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
5. relationship
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
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.