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
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
2. Deign
► Being without or almost without hope
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► To condescend to give or grant
3. Vacillate
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Kilometer
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
5. Exponent
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
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.