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. Hemoglobin
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
2. Interpolate
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
3. Acumen
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
4. Detritus
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
5. Wrought
► To bring under control; conquer.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
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.