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. Spectrum
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
2. Laconic
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
3. Quota
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A proportional part or share.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Quarantine
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
5. Toxin
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► 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.