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. Marsupial
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Cower
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Bandolier
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
4. Tranquility
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
5. Sect
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
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.