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. Renaissance
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
2. Toxin
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
3. Delegate
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Xylem
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
5. Solstice
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► 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.