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. Diffident
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
2. Impeach
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► To make an accusation against.
3. Thermodynamics
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
4. Belie
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
5. Irony
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
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.