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. Hemoglobin
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
2. Interpolate
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
3. Diffident
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
4. Parameter
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
5. Nanotechnology
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
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.