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. Abstemious
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
2. Soliloquy
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
3. Hypotenuse
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
4. Pecuniary
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
5. Wrought
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
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.