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. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
2. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Tumult
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Impertinent
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A proportional part or share.
5. Strategy
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
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.