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. Parameter
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Omnipotent
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
3. Polymer
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► To proceed completely around:
4. Winnow
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To make an accusation against.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
5. Bowdlerize
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
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.