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. Notarize
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
2. Euro
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
3. Incognito
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
4. Reparation
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► To proceed completely around:
5. Polymer
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
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.