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. Heritage
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
2. Salmonella
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
3. Ellipse
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
4. Eclectic
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
5. Formidable
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
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.