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. Delegate
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
2. Repose
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
3. Boisterous
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
4. Protagonist
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
5. Phloem
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
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.