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. Metaphor
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Cower
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
3. Rainforest
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
4. Analogy
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
5. Boycott
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
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.