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. Quarantine
► A proportional part or share.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Xylem
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Tranquility
► To condescend to give or grant
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
4. Hieroglyphic
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
5. Pulverize
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
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.