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. Euro
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
2. Nadir
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
3. Abjure
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
4. Kowtow
► Of, relating to, or produced by motion.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
5. Oligarchy
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
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.