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.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
2. Wrought
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
3. Parameter
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
4. Abstemious
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
5. Hegemony
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
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.