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. Polygon
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Flourish
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
3. Tsunami
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
4. Deign
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► To condescend to give or grant
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
5. Nuisance
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
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.