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. Tautology
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
2. Nomenclature
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
3. Gerrymander
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
4. Jejune
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
5. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
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.