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. Filibuster
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Parabola
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
3. Vortex
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
4. Churlish
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► A diligent, dependable worker.
5. Contradiction
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
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.