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. Dialogue
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
2. Aspire
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
3. Bandolier
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Eclectic
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
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.