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. Marsupial
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
2. Undulate
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
3. Xylem
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
4. Boisterous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Gargoyle
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
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.