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. swagger
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
2. sociable
► More than half (50%) of some group
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► To cause to float easily or gently through the air
3. swarm
► To completely engage the attention of.
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
4. deft
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
5. abolish
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
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.