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. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
2. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
3. Light-Year
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Voracious
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
5. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
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.