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
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Cower
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
3. Toxin
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
4. Tundra
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
5. Aspire
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
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.