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. Kinetic
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
2. Temblor
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
3. Contradiction
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
4. Nomenclature
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
5. Churlish
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
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.