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. Omnivore
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
2. Strategy
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► To condescend to give or grant
4. Delegate
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
5. Fallacy
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
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.