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. Renegade
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Spectrum
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
3. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Being without or almost without hope
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
4. Formidable
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Voracious
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
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.