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. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
2. Parabola
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
3. Laissez faire
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
4. Reparation
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
5. Euro
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
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.