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
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
2. Wretched
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Hieroglyphic
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
4. Enthusiastic
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
5. Undulate
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
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.