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. Guerrilla
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► To condescend to give or grant
2. Impertinent
► To condescend to give or grant
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Laconic
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
4. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
5. Solstice
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
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.