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. Dialogue
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
2. Ellipse
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
3. Random
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
4. Delegate
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
5. Bamboozle
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
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.