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. Virtuoso
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Nuisance
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
3. Silhouette
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
4. Dialogue
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The arrangement of events in time
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
5. Impertinent
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
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.