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. Omnivore
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
2. Exult
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Guerrilla
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
4. Exponent
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
5. Mosaic
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
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.