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. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
2. Vaccine
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
3. Tempo
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
4. Exult
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
5. Ultraviolet
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
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.