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. Unanimous
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
2. Inference
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
3. Exult
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
4. Eclectic
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
5. Gargoyle
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
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.