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. Kilometer
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Random
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Technique
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
4. Silhouette
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
5. Symbiosis
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
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.