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. Laconic
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
3. Protagonist
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
4. Vaccine
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
5. Hieroglyphic
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
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.