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
► To condescend to give or grant
2. Sacrifice
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Xylem
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
4. Nocturnal
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A proportional part or share.
5. Outrageous
► Being without or almost without hope
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
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.