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. Phloem
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
2. Alliteration
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
3. Formidable
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
4. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
5. Ellipse
► 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.