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. Equinox
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
2. Photosynthesis
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
3. Mitosis
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
4. Laissez faire
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
5. Impeach
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► To make an accusation against.
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
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.