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. Levee
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
2. Boycott
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
3. Repose
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Being without or almost without hope
4. Flourish
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Tranquility
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
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.