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.
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. Hypotenuse
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
2. Impeach
► To make an accusation against.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
3. Homogeneous
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
4. Thermodynamics
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
5. Inculcate
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.