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. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
2. Bizarre
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
3. Bandolier
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
4. Virtuoso
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
5. Ultraviolet
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative