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. Exponent
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► To condescend to give or grant
2. Renegade
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
3. Technique
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
4. Dialogue
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
5. Lichen
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► 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.