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. momentum
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► To make something by merging parts.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
2. adversary
► Existing or occurring at the moment.
► A process of compensation for losses.
3. recuperate
► Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed
► To cause to float easily or gently through the air
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
4. zeal
► More than half (50%) of some group
► Quick and neat in action; skillful.
5. topic
► Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
► Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
► Anything that may be possible; a possibility
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.