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. Polymer
► To proceed completely around:
2. Oxidize
► To proceed completely around:
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
3. Abrogate
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
4. Facetious
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
5. Fiduciary
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
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.