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.
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. brandish
► Firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
► To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
2. topic
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► Capable of doing many things competently
► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
3. hasten
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
4. malleable
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► More than half (50%) of some group
5. method
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.