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. convey
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
► Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
2. contributions
► Emitting light; glowing brightly
► Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
3. replenish
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► To start (a fire) or light (a torch).
► The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
4. obstacles
► Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
5. jut
► A glowing piece of coal or wood.
► To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter gibberish or nonsense.
► To clarify or make something understandable
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.