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. Fiduciary
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
2. Nonsectarian
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To proceed completely around:
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
3. Epiphany
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
4. Recapitulate
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
5. Notarize
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
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.