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. Suffrage
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
2. Ultraviolet
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
3. Repose
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Antibody
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
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.