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. Renegade
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Delegate
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Being without or almost without hope
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
3. Protagonist
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
4. Random
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
5. Nuisance
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
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.