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.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
2. Sacrifice
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► The arrangement of events in time
3. Dialogue
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
4. Stereotype
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
5. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
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.