Resources for Teachers and Students
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. Kilometer
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
2. Quota
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A proportional part or share.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
3. Sect
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
4. Impertinent
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Quarantine
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
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