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. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
2. Tranquility
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To condescend to give or grant
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Technique
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
4. Kilometer
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
5. Solstice
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
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.