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. Protagonist
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A proportional part or share.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
2. Stereotype
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
3. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Quandary
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
5. Tranquility
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
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.