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. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Ellipse
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
3. Tumult
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
4. Technique
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
5. Flourish
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
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.