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. Kinetic
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
2. Inculcate
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
3. Parabola
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
4. Metamorphosis
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
5. Diffident
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
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.