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. Wretched
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Vertebrate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
3. Enthusiastic
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
4. Levee
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Lichen
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► 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.