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Middle School Quiz
Words in the News
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. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Delegate
► Tsunami
► Protagonist
► Chronology
2. The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.
► Chronology
► Marsupial
► Strategy
► Maneuver
3. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Light-Year
► Vacillate
► Metaphor
► Decorum
4. A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Bandolier
► Outrageous
► Lichen
► Jaunty
5. A proportional part or share.
► Rainforest
► Silhouette
► Ultraviolet
► Quota
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