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. Protagonist
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
2. Zoology
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
3. Deign
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► To condescend to give or grant
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
4. Impertinent
► A proportional part or share.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Voracious
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
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.