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. Mitosis
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of.
2. Metamorphosis
► A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
3. Abrogate
► Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
► Having a bad disposition; surly.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
► To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
4. Lugubrious
► To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.
5. Diffident
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► Noninterference in the affairs of others.
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.