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. Chronology
► The arrangement of events in time
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Mutation
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
3. Tempo
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To condescend to give or grant
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
4. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
5. Vaccine
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
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.