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. Malignant
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
2. Guru
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
3. Voracious
► A proportional part or share.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Light-Year
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
5. Divulge
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
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.