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. Abstemious
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
2. Gerrymander
3. Bellicose
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
4. Orthography
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
5. Nihilism
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► 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.