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. Hypocrisy
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
2. Jaunty
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
3. Despondent
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Being without or almost without hope
4. Random
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
5. Gargoyle
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
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.