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. Sacrifice
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
2. Eclectic
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
3. Nebula
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► The arrangement of events in time
4. Voracious
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
5. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A proportional part or share.
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.