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. Hegemony
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
2. Quasar
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
3. Paradigm
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
4. Facetious
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► To make an accusation against.
5. Plasma
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
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.