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. oppose
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
2. adversary
► A long flat-topped fixture in a store or bank across which business is conducted with customers.
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
3. infer
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
4. aplomb
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
5. somber
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► 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.
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.