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. Omnivore
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
2. Antibody
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
3. Sect
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
4. Hypocrisy
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
5. Pulverize
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
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.