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. Polymer
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
2. Lexicon
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
3. Circumnavigate
► To proceed completely around:
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
4. Vortex
► A place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that surrounds it.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
5. Evanescent
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► To bring under control; conquer.
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.