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. Gargoyle
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
2. Protagonist
► Being without or almost without hope
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
3. Deduction
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Flourish
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
5. Yacht
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
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.