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. Rainforest
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
2. Polygon
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
3. Marsupial
► The arrangement of events in time
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
4. Xylem
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
5. Strategy
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► 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.