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. Spectrum
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
2. Toxin
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
3. Metaphor
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
4. Embargo
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
5. Bandolier
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
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.