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. Vacuous
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
2. Inculcate
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
3. Mitosis
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
4. Homogeneous
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
5. Respiration
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
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.