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. Vehement
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
2. Acumen
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
3. Gauche
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
4. Quasar
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
5. Churlish
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
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.