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. Bizarre
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
2. Bamboozle
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
3. Repose
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Renegade
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
5. Deign
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► To condescend to give or grant
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
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.