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. Boycott
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Kilometer
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
3. Jaunty
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Silhouette
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
5. Tsunami
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
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.