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. hasten
► Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
► Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary
► To make something by merging parts.
2. exasperation
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
3. unsightly
► To clarify or make something understandable
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
4. aplomb
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
5. method
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► 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.