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. Vaccine
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Tempo
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
3. Nuisance
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
4. Levee
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
5. Embargo
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► 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.