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. Photosynthesis
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
2. Enervate
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
3. Xenophobe
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
4. Hemoglobin
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
5. Incognito
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
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.