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. Immune
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
2. Nebula
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
3. Heritage
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
4. Eclectic
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
5. Quandary
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
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.