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. Yacht
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
2. Exponent
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
3. Tariff
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A proportional part or share.
4. Voracious
► A proportional part or share.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
5. Introspection
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
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.