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. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
2. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
3. Outrageous
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Undulate
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
5. Maneuver
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
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.