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. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
2. Parasite
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
3. Lichen
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
4. Flourish
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
5. Metaphor
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
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.