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. Ultraviolet
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
2. Tundra
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
3. Nebula
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
4. Wretched
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
5. Accentuate
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
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.