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.
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. Acumen
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Quickness, accuracy, and keenness of judgment or insight.
2. Inculcate
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
3. Obsequious
► Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
► Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning.
4. Hegemony
► Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy.
► Having one’s true identity concealed.
► The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
► Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
5. Feckless
► Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.
► To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
