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. Gerrymander
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
2. Antebellum
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
3. Metamorphosis
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
4. Nanotechnology
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
5. Oligarchy
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
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.