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. Guerrilla
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
2. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
3. Kilometer
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
4. Sacrifice
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Being without or almost without hope
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
5. Nebula
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
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.