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. Irony
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
2. Auspicious
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► To make an accusation against.
3. Precipitous
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
4. Nadir
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
5. Chromosome
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
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.