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. Nadir
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
2. Oligarchy
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
3. Lugubrious
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
4. Metamorphosis
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
5. Hegemony
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
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.