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. Laissez faire
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
2. Mitosis
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
3. Feckless
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
4. Plasma
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
5. Winnow
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
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.