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. Tsunami
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
2. Recede
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
3. Guru
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
4. Bizarre
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
5. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
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.