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. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
2. Dialogue
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► The arrangement of events in time
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
3. Delegate
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
4. Toxin
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
5. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
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