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. Sect
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
2. Nuisance
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
3. Plateau
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
4. Dialogue
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
5. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
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.