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. Omnivore
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
2. Guru
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
3. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
4. Light-Year
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
5. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
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.