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. Divulge
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
2. Hypocrisy
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
3. Formidable
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
4. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
5. Lichen
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► 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.