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. Lichen
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
2. Bandolier
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Aspire
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
4. Renegade
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
5. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
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.