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. Sanguine
► Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
► The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
2. Taxonomy
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
3. Respiration
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
4. Oligarchy
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
5. Kowtow
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
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.