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. reference
► Brief, concise, to the point.
► Anything that assures a certain outcome.
► A measurement one can compare to.
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
2. classify
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► To identify by or divide into classes; to categorize.
► To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
3. multitude
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► Connection or association; the condition of being related.
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► More than half (50%) of some group
4. dismal
► To build or form something by assembling parts.
► More than half (50%) of some group
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
► Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.
5. foresight
► To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
► To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity.
► To completely engage the attention of.
► The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
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.