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. malleable
► To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
► An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
2. momentum
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
3. topic
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
4. observe
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
5. replenish
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► 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.