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. Inference
► Being without or almost without hope
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
2. Virtuoso
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
3. Introspection
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
4. Quota
► A proportional part or share.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
5. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
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.