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. Circumlocution
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
► The act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing.
► A stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; a vocabulary:
► The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
2. Winnow
► The process in cell division by which the nucleus divides.
► Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
► To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
3. Quotidian
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
4. Polymer
► Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► Of or relating to a holding of something in trust for another.
5. Yeoman
► A diligent, dependable worker.
► Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
► A product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away; debris.
