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. Exponent
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
2. Salmonella
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
3. Ellipse
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
4. Boisterous
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
5. Divulge
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
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.