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. Sect
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
2. Deduction
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Laconic
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Eclectic
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
5. Exponent
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
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.