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. Ultraviolet
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
2. Renegade
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
3. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Decorum
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► 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.