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. Toxin
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
2. Eclectic
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Mutation
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
4. Outrageous
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
5. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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.