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
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
2. Nanotechnology
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
3. Taxonomy
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
4. Paradigm
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
5. Contradiction
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
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.