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. Orthography
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Unctuous
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
3. Mitosis
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
4. Yeoman
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
5. Infrastructure
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
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.