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. Toxin
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
2. Vaccine
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
3. Flourish
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
4. Sect
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
5. Parasite
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
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.