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. Hologram
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
2. Malignant
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
3. Exult
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Inference
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
5. Silhouette
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
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.