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. Repose
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Maneuver
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Rainforest
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Hypocrisy
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
5. Wretched
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
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.