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. Euro
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
2. Diffident
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
3. Moiety
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
4. Epiphany
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► To bring under control; conquer.
5. Paradigm
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
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.