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. Notarize
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
2. Inculcate
► To proceed completely around:
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
3. Orthography
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
4. Nanotechnology
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
5. Lexicon
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
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.