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. Repose
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
2. Symbiosis
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
3. Divulge
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
4. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
5. Plateau
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
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.