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. Chronology
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The arrangement of events in time
2. Spectrum
► Being without or almost without hope
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
3. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
4. Bamboozle
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
5. Flourish
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
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.