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. Reciprocal
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
2. Hemoglobin
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
3. Precipitous
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
4. Contradiction
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
5. Interpolate
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
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.