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. Zoology
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
2. Jovial
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
3. Alliteration
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
4. Ultraviolet
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
5. Delegate
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
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.