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. Ozone
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
2. Exult
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
3. Deign
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To condescend to give or grant
4. Random
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
5. Tsunami
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
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.