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. Bandolier
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
2. Impertinent
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
3. Voracious
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
4. Vertebrate
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
5. Ellipse
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► A proportional part or share.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
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.