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. Parasite
► The arrangement of events in time
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Ellipse
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
3. Tumult
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
4. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
5. Labyrinth
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
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.