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. Outrageous
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
2. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
3. Deduction
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Parasite
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
5. Jaunty
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
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.