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. Ultraviolet
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
2. Fallacy
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
3. Quota
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A proportional part or share.
4. Random
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
5. Kilometer
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
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.