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. Euro
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
2. Loquacious
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
3. Fatuous
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
4. Inculcate
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
5. Usurp
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
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.