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. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
2. Tempo
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
3. Random
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Being without or almost without hope
4. Jovial
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Metaphor
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The arrangement of events in time
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
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.