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. Alliteration
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
2. Heritage
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
3. Quota
► A proportional part or share.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
4. Decorum
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
5. Exult
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
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.