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. Flourish
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
2. Protagonist
► To condescend to give or grant
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
3. Stereotype
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
4. Jaunty
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
5. Tundra
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► 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.