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. Feckless
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
2. Usurp
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
3. Winnow
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
4. Polymer
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
5. Incognito
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► 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.