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. Ellipse
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
2. Quota
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A proportional part or share.
3. Vertebrate
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
5. Metaphor
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.