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.
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. Random
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Impertinent
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
3. Pulverize
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
4. Metaphor
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
5. Sect
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant