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. classify
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
2. brandish
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
3. majority
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► More than half (50%) of some group
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
4. impact
► The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
5. contributions
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
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.