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. Hubris
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
2. Tectonic
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
3. Yeoman
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
► A diligent, dependable worker.
4. Obsequious
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
5. Oxidize
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
► A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
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.