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. Deduction
► A proportional part or share.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
2. Gargoyle
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
3. Tariff
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
4. Light-Year
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
5. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
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.