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. Dialogue
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
2. Nocturnal
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Metaphor
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Impertinent
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Inference
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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.