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. Epiphany
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Feckless
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
3. Ziggurat
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
4. Orthography
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
5. Diffident
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
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.