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
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
2. Detritus
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
3. Quasar
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
4. Gauche
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
5. Lexicon
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary: