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
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Mitosis
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
3. Homogeneous
► To make an accusation against.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► To proceed completely around:
4. Moiety
► To bring under control; conquer.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
5. Irony
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
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.