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. Nonsectarian
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► A system of names used in an art or science:
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
2. Tautology
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
3. Xenophobe
► To renounce under oath; forswear.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
4. Metamorphosis
► Division into ordered groups or categories.
► A sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something.
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
5. Detritus
► To make an accusation against.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► 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.