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. Obsequious
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
2. Lexicon
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
3. Tectonic
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
4. Lucid
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
5. Parabola
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
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.