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. Tempo
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
2. Hypocrisy
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
3. Phloem
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
4. Quarantine
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
5. Renaissance
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A proportional part or share.
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.