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. Voracious
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Typhoon
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
3. Tranquility
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► 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.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
5. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
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.