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. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Being without or almost without hope
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
3. Immune
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
4. Quandary
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
5. Boycott
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
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.