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. meander
► A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
2. knoll
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► To completely engage the attention of.
3. jostle
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
4. value
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
5. hasten
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
► A state of confused and noisy disturbance
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.