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. Tranquility
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
2. Delegate
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A proportional part or share.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Impertinent
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
4. Exult
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
5. Protagonist
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
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.