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. Jaunty
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Being without or almost without hope
2. Zoology
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
3. Exponent
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
4. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► The arrangement of events in time
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
5. Marsupial
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
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.