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. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
2. Phloem
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Hypocrisy
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
4. Repose
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
5. Mutation
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
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.