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.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
2. Fatuous
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
3. Pecuniary
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
4. Acumen
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
5. Precipitous
► Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
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.