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. Ultraviolet
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
2. Chronology
► The arrangement of events in time
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
3. Quarantine
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Pulverize
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
5. Hieroglyphic
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
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.