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. Wretched
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
2. Phloem
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
3. Antibody
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Being without or almost without hope
4. Quarantine
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Hologram
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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.