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. Aspire
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
2. Enthusiastic
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
3. Ultraviolet
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Alliteration
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
5. Renegade
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
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.