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. Spectrum
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Being without or almost without hope
2. Embargo
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
3. Inference
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
4. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Dialogue
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
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.