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. economy
► The system of production and distribution and consumption.
► To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
► The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
► The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
2. ensure
► Make an idea, impression, or feeling known or understandable to someone.
► To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
► A great amount or number, often of people.
3. brandish
► A great amount or number, often of people.
► To move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating skill.
4. jostle
► The quantity of motion of a moving body; the impetus gained by a moving object
► To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.
► The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
► To bump into or brush against while in motion.
5. method
► A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something.
► To completely engage the attention of.
► Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant
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.