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. Evanescent
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► To bring under control; conquer.
2. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► To proceed completely around:
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
3. Supercilious
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
4. Chromosome
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
5. Xenophobe
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
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.