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. Protagonist
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Virtuoso
► Being without or almost without hope
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
3. Quota
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A proportional part or share.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
4. Silhouette
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
5. Introspection
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► 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.