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. Immune
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Quandary
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
3. Spectrum
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
4. Inference
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
5. Bamboozle
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
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.