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. Reciprocal
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
2. Nonsectarian
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
3. Quotidian
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
4. Reparation
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
5. Interpolate
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.