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
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Vacillate
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A proportional part or share.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
3. Heritage
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
4. Protagonist
► To condescend to give or grant
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Repose
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
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.