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. Winnow
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► To modify, as by shortening or simplifying or by skewing the content in a certain manner.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
2. Epiphany
► A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
3. Lexicon
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
4. Deciduous
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
5. Fatuous
► Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► To picture falsely; misrepresent.
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.