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. Plateau
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
2. Symbiosis
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
3. Boisterous
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Being without or almost without hope
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
4. Heritage
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
5. Enthusiastic
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
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.