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. Exult
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
2. Metaphor
► To condescend to give or grant
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Jovial
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Commemorate
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A proportional part or share.
5. Cower
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► 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.