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. Loquacious
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
2. Plasma
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
3. Totalitarian
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
4. Hypotenuse
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► To bring under control; conquer.
5. Oligarchy
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► 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.