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. Bamboozle
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
2. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
3. Technique
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Being without or almost without hope
4. Stereotype
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
5. Flourish
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
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.