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. multitude
► The dividing line or location between two areas.
► Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
2. exhilarate
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
3. diminish
► Exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy.
► Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
4. misgivings
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
5. contortion
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
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.