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. Ozone
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
2. Tsunami
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
3. Virtuoso
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
4. Dialogue
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Kilometer
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
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.