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
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
2. Metaphor
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
3. Jaunty
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Plateau
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The arrangement of events in time
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
5. Deign
► To condescend to give or grant
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.