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. Analogy
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Dialogue
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Symbiosis
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
4. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A proportional part or share.
5. Plateau
► A proportional part or share.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
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.