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. Ozone
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
2. Stereotype
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
3. Tranquility
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
4. Hologram
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To condescend to give or grant
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
5. Nocturnal
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
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.