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. Quandary
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
2. Impertinent
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
3. Decorum
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
4. Outrageous
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
5. Embargo
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
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.