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. Hypotenuse
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
2. Parabola
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
3. Filibuster
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
4. Suffragist
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
5. Pecuniary
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
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.