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. Acumen
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
2. Facetious
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
3. Antebellum
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► To proceed completely around:
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
4. Circumlocution
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
5. Churlish
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
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.