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. Lichen
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
2. Voracious
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
3. Analogy
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Nocturnal
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
5. Bizarre
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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.