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. Unanimous
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
2. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
3. Polygon
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
4. Voracious
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
5. Quota
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A proportional part or share.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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.