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. Zoology
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
2. Quandary
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
3. Nuisance
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
4. Decorum
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The arrangement of events in time
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
5. Hieroglyphic
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
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.