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. Kinetic
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
2. Notarize
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
3. Hegemony
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
4. Nihilism
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
5. Taxonomy
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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.