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.
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. Fatuous
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
2. Hegemony
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
3. Kowtow
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
4. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
5. Hubris
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.