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. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
2. Hieroglyphic
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
3. Ultraviolet
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
4. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
5. Flourish
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► 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.