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. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Random
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► The arrangement of events in time
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Quarantine
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
4. Outrageous
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
5. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
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.