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. dispel
► Something small enough to escape casual notice.
► To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► To set fire to (something), to light (something)
2. subside
► To completely engage the attention of.
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
3. egregious
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
► Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.
4. economy
► A mixture of various ingredients or elements.
► The result or outcome of a cause.
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
5. influence
► Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)
► To recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness.
► So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.
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.