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. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Fallacy
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
3. Spectrum
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Boisterous
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
5. Flourish
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
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.