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. Usurp
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
2. Obsequious
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
3. Epiphany
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
4. Detritus
► To make an accusation against.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
5. Vacuous
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.