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. Tundra
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
2. Marsupial
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Quota
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► A proportional part or share.
4. Renegade
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Being without or almost without hope
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
5. Virtuoso
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
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.