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. Laconic
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
2. Metaphor
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
3. Guerrilla
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
4. Analogy
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
5. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
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.