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. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► The arrangement of events in time
2. Aspire
► The arrangement of events in time
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
3. Solstice
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
4. Sect
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
5. Recede
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
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.