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. Aspire
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
2. Exult
► To condescend to give or grant
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
3. Formidable
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
4. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
5. Solstice
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
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.