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. Phloem
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
2. Alliteration
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
3. Tariff
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A proportional part or share.
4. Mosaic
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
5. Exult
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
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.