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. Metamorphosis
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
2. Lexicon
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
3. Nadir
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
4. Nonsectarian
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
5. Tectonic
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
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.