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 phase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to it's overall meaning or function in a sentence.
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. brandish
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
► Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
► The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
2. meticulous
► To attempt to stop the progression of.
► Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
► Timid, fearful, overly cautious
3. aptitude
► An inadequate amount of something; a shortage
► The source or reason of an event or action
► Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
► Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
4. abolish
► Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
► Having an unvarying tone or pitch
► To make stable or firm; to confirm.
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
5. contributions
► Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
► To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle
► A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
► A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.