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. Kowtow
► Of the same or similar nature or kind
► To proceed completely around:
2. Equinox
► Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.
► Eating and drinking in moderation.
3. Usurp
► To seize another’s place, authority, or possession wrongfully.
► Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance.
► Deception by trickery or sophistry.
4. Nonsectarian
► Not limited to or associated with a particular religious denomination.
► Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
► The basic unit of currency among participating European Union countries.
5. Inculcate
► Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
► To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill.
► Lacking social polish; tactless.
► Impossible to dispute; unquestionable
