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. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
2. Renaissance
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
3. Ellipse
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
4. Guerrilla
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
5. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► The arrangement of events in time
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.