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. Outrageous
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
3. Ellipse
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
5. Bamboozle
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► 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.