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. Nocturnal
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
2. Light-Year
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
3. Quarantine
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
4. Pulverize
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Accentuate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
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.