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. Wretched
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
2. Guru
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
3. Repose
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Introspection
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
5. Heritage
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
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.