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. Enthusiastic
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
2. Antibody
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Wretched
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
4. Tariff
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Tumult
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
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.