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. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
2. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
3. Quota
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A proportional part or share.
4. Marsupial
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The arrangement of events in time
5. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
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.