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. Cower
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
2. Tariff
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A schedule of prices or fees.
3. Ellipse
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Enthusiastic
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
5. Fallacy
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
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.