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. Immune
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Accentuate
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Dialogue
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
4. Outrageous
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
5. Parasite
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
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.