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. Gamete
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
2. Deleterious
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
3. Quotidian
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► To make an accusation against.
4. Orthography
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► To proceed completely around:
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
5. Oligarchy
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
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.