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.
Words in the News Quiz
5 High School 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. Contradiction
► To bring under control; conquer.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
2. Impeach
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► To make an accusation against.
3. Antebellum
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
4. Totalitarian
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
5. Lucid
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
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