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. Voracious
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
2. Suffrage
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
3. Wretched
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
4. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
5. Guerrilla
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
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.