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. Deduction
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
2. Solstice
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
3. Repose
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► The arrangement of events in time
4. Parasite
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Hypocrisy
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
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.