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. Repose
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
2. Flourish
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
3. Bamboozle
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
4. Suffrage
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
5. Quota
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A proportional part or share.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
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.