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. impending
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
2. aplomb
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
3. symbolism
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
4. replenish
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
► Open resistance; bold disobedience.
5. meander
► Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
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.