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. impact
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
2. method
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
3. falter
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► To clarify or make something understandable
4. dispel
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► A particular geographic region.
5. topic
► A particular geographic region.
► To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
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.