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. Moiety
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
2. Recapitulate
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
► To repeat in concise form. To make a summary.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
3. Mitosis
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► A diligent, dependable worker.
4. Reciprocal
► Government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families.
► Interchanged, given, or owed to each other.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
5. Omnipotent
► Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
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.