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. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
2. Hypocrisy
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Heritage
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
4. Sect
► The arrangement of events in time
5. Levee
► The arrangement of events in time
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
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.