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. debris
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
2. chronological
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► In order of time from the earliest to the latest
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
3. economy
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
4. restitution
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► A process of compensation for losses.
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
5. ignite
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
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.