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. Metaphor
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
2. Tempo
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A proportional part or share.
3. Heritage
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
4. Impertinent
► To condescend to give or grant
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
5. Participle
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
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.