Resources for Teachers and Students

Generate your own quiz 

Select a grade level

 Elementary
 Middle School
 High School

Select a quiz type

 By words    By Definitions

How many questions?

 5  10  15  20 Questions



 

Common Core State Standard
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. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen

impending

topic

adversary

compromise


2. To stick out

adversary

compromise

cunning

jut


3. The smaller number or part, esp. a number that is less than half the whole number

destination

similar

minority

egregious


4. Progress toward a goal.

attentive

headway

quell

misgivings


5. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

exasperation

ominous

engross

acquire


Get more Quizzes 

 Elementary School    Middle School   High School  

 By Word     By Definition    5  10  15  20 Questions

This Week's Word In The News 

PROVISIONAL

DEFINITION:
Serving only for the time being.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
McReynolds said the new law eliminates most of the problems that led to voters in the past being issued provisional ballots — those verified and counted after Election Day.
The Denver Post, 10/28/2013