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. Orthography
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
2. Parameter
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
3. Notarize
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
4. Soliloquy
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
5. Obsequious
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
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.