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
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
2. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
4. Protagonist
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
5. Metaphor
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A proportional part or share.
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.