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.
2. Decorum
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Virtuoso
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
4. Outrageous
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
5. Tempo
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
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.