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. Omnipotent
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
2. Vortex
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
3. Reparation
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
4. Churlish
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
5. Wrought
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► 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.