Resources for Teachers and Students
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. Nebula
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
2. Jaunty
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A proportional part or share.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
3. Deduction
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
4. Technique
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Being without or almost without hope
5. Tariff
► Being without or almost without hope
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
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