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. Deleterious
► To make an accusation against.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► Having a harmful effect; injurious.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
2. Incontrovertible
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
3. Xenophobe
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
4. Lucid
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
5. Parabola
► An advocate of the extension of political voting rights, especially to women.
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.