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. Evanescent
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
2. Xenophobe
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
3. Antebellum
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
4. Hegemony
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
5. Quotidian
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
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.