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. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
2. Deign
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► To condescend to give or grant
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
3. Chronology
► The arrangement of events in time
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Impertinent
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Virtuoso
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A proportional part or share.
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.