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. Unanimous
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Sect
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Metaphor
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► To condescend to give or grant
4. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
5. Levee
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
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.