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. Suffrage
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
2. Quota
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A proportional part or share.
3. Guerrilla
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Rainforest
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
5. Exult
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
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.