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. Jaunty
► Being without or almost without hope
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
2. Deduction
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
3. Immune
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
4. Chronology
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► The arrangement of events in time
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
5. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
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.