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. Ziggurat
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
2. Oligarchy
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
3. Churlish
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
4. Orthography
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
5. Vortex
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
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.