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. Thermodynamics
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
2. Impeach
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► To make an accusation against.
3. Vacuous
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
4. Totalitarian
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
5. Precipitous
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
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.