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. Boisterous
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Being without or almost without hope
2. Vacillate
► Being without or almost without hope
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
3. Tsunami
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
4. Vertebrate
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
5. Deduction
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
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.