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. Levee
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
2. Strategy
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
3. Accentuate
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
4. Typhoon
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
5. Repose
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
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.