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. Polygon
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
2. Exponent
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Fallacy
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
4. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
5. Impertinent
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► 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.