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. Tumult
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
2. Sect
► A proportional part or share.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
3. Bamboozle
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
4. Vacillate
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
5. Gargoyle
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
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.