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. habitation
► The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
► Doubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
2. somber
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
3. kindle
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
► Self-confidence; poise; composure.
4. falter
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
5. ignite
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
► A particular geographic region.
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.