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. Totalitarian
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Unctuous
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
3. Lexicon
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
4. Suffragist
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
5. Hubris
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
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.