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. disdain
► To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
► A feeling of contempt or scorn.
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
2. replenish
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
3. economy
► So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
► Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
4. detail
► Allowing light to pass through but diffusing it
► The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
► Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
5. apprehensive
► Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
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.