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. Obsequious
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
2. Yeoman
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
3. Belie
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
4. Inculcate
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
5. Notarize
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
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.