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. Irony
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
2. Orthography
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
3. Lucid
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
4. Lexicon
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
5. Winnow
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
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.