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. Maneuver
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
2. Renegade
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
3. Eclectic
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Alliteration
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Dialogue
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
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.