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. Flourish
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
2. Omnivore
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
3. Jovial
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Strategy
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
5. Enthusiastic
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
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.