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. Reparation
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
2. Mitosis
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
3. Nonsectarian
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
4. Tautology
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
5. Suffragist
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
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.