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. Quandary
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Technique
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
3. Symbiosis
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
4. Bizarre
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
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.