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. Impertinent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Protagonist
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
3. Tundra
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
4. Quandary
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
5. Deduction
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
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.