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. Lichen
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
2. Bandolier
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
3. Impertinent
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
4. Voracious
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
5. Unanimous
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
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.