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. Metamorphosis
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
2. Contradiction
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
3. Taxonomy
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
4. Subjugate
► To bring under control; conquer.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
5. Abjure
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
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.