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. Guru
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Deign
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► To condescend to give or grant
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
3. Unanimous
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
4. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
5. Ellipse
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► 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.