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. materialize
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
2. primarily
► Of a central nature, first and foremost
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► What something does or is used for.
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
3. imperious
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
4. brandish
► To completely engage the attention of.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
5. uncanny
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► To cause to float easily or gently through the air
► So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
► Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way
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.