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. Inference
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
2. Spectrum
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
3. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
4. Vertebrate
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
5. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
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.