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. Phloem
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
2. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
3. Sect
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
4. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Embargo
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
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.