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. Commemorate
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► To condescend to give or grant
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Silhouette
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
4. Xylem
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
5. Undulate
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
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.