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. Enthusiastic
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Being without or almost without hope
2. Quota
► A proportional part or share.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
3. Jaunty
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Phloem
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
5. Impertinent
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► 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.