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. Nocturnal
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
2. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
3. Deign
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► To condescend to give or grant
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
4. Kilometer
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
5. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
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.