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. Antibody
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Cower
► To condescend to give or grant
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
3. Salmonella
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
4. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
5. Quandary
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
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.