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. Quarantine
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Tundra
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Dialogue
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
4. Laconic
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
5. Guru
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
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