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. Nanotechnology
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
2. Oxidize
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
3. Kowtow
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
4. Homogeneous
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
5. Metamorphosis
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
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.