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. Undulate
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► To condescend to give or grant
2. Suffrage
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A proportional part or share.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Bandolier
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
4. Outrageous
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
5. Boycott
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
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.