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. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
2. Tariff
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Vertebrate
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Tranquility
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
5. Analogy
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Being without or almost without hope
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
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.