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. Epiphany
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
2. Deciduous
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
3. Quasar
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
4. Chromosome
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
5. Reciprocal
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
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