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. Gargoyle
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
2. Virtuoso
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
3. Tsunami
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
4. Hologram
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
5. Boycott
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
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.