Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle 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. Sacrifice
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Labyrinth
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
3. Tariff
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Flourish
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
5. Symbiosis
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
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.