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
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
2. Metamorphosis
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
3. Soliloquy
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
4. Antebellum
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
5. Winnow
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
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.