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. Parameter
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
2. Metamorphosis
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
3. Supercilious
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
4. Detritus
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
5. Nonsectarian
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
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.