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. Mitosis
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
2. Suffragist
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
3. Equinox
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
4. Jejune
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
5. Notarize
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
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.