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. concoction
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
2. oppose
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
3. influence
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
4. swagger
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
5. scarcity
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► The brink of a dangerous situation.
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
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.