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. Rainforest
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
2. Virtuoso
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
3. Fallacy
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
4. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
5. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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.