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. Jovial
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Quandary
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Nebula
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Dialogue
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
5. Labyrinth
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
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.