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. Impertinent
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
2. Jovial
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
3. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
4. Toxin
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
5. Vertebrate
► To condescend to give or grant
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
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.