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. Taxonomy
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► A factor that determines a range of variations; a boundary
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
2. Contradiction
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
3. Oligarchy
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
4. Antebellum
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► To proceed completely around:
5. Abrogate
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
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.