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. Jaunty
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Toxin
► To condescend to give or grant
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
3. Suffrage
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
4. Salmonella
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
5. Antibody
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
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.