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 phase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to it's overall meaning or function in a sentence.
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. Fatuous
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► To bring under control; conquer.
2. Chromosome
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
3. Omnipotent
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
4. Lugubrious
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
5. Orthography
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► A diligent, dependable worker.