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. Analogy
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Being without or almost without hope
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
3. Suffrage
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
4. Strategy
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
5. Toxin
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
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.