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. Cower
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Typhoon
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
3. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
4. Immune
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
5. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
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.