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. Impertinent
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Accentuate
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
4. Renaissance
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
5. Bamboozle
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
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.