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. Cower
► A proportional part or share.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
2. Bizarre
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
3. Mutation
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
4. Deign
► To condescend to give or grant
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
5. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal