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. Mutation
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
2. Renegade
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
3. Delegate
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
4. Jaunty
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
5. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
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.