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. Eclectic
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
2. Guru
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
3. Toxin
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
4. Spectrum
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
5. Polygon
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
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.