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. Boycott
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
2. Formidable
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
3. Chronology
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► The arrangement of events in time
4. Mutation
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Bamboozle
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► 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.