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. Outrageous
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► The arrangement of events in time
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Suffrage
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Toxin
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
4. Guerrilla
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
5. Labyrinth
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
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.