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. Nonsectarian
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
2. Yeoman
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
3. Moiety
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
4. Supercilious
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To proceed completely around:
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
5. Omnipotent
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
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.