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. Hubris
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
2. Orthography
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
3. Gamete
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
4. Gerrymander
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
5. Interpolate
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
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.