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. Guru
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
2. Plateau
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
3. Suffrage
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Nebula
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► To condescend to give or grant
5. Bandolier
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► 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.