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
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Tempo
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
3. Quandary
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Mosaic
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
5. Despondent
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Being without or almost without hope
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.