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. Delegate
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
2. Tundra
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
3. Despondent
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Being without or almost without hope
4. Exult
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
5. Repose
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
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.