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. Recede
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
2. Repose
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
3. Bamboozle
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► The arrangement of events in time
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Outrageous
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
5. Marsupial
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► 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.