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. Omnipotent
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
2. Nonsectarian
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
3. Metamorphosis
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
4. Hypotenuse
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
5. Vacuous
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
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.