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. Ellipse
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Nebula
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
3. Dialogue
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
4. Aspire
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
5. Exult
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
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.