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. Recapitulate
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
2. Winnow
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
3. Infrastructure
► To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.
4. Usurp
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
5. Subjugate
► To bring under control; conquer.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
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.