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. Hologram
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Renaissance
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
3. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
4. Plateau
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
5. Levee
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
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.