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. Temblor
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
2. Vehement
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
3. Kowtow
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
4. Oxidize
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
5. Wrought
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
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