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. Participle
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► The arrangement of events in time
2. Renaissance
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
3. Lichen
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
4. Impertinent
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Being without or almost without hope
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Quota
► A proportional part or share.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
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.