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. Flourish
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
2. Outrageous
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
3. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
4. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
5. Immune
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
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.