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. Metaphor
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
2. Dialogue
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Polygon
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
4. Tumult
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
5. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
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.