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. Jovial
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The arrangement of events in time
2. Immune
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To condescend to give or grant
3. Unanimous
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
4. Spectrum
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
5. Sacrifice
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
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.