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. muster
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
2. infer
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
3. method
► A large or dense group of insects, esp. flying ones.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
4. jostle
► Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands.
5. impending
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
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.