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. Eclectic
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
2. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
4. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
5. Wretched
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
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.