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. Mitosis
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
2. Recapitulate
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
3. Nonsectarian
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
4. Hubris
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
5. Hypotenuse
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
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.