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. Suffrage
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
3. Quandary
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Divulge
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Being without or almost without hope
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
5. Gargoyle
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
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.