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. Gargoyle
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
2. Accentuate
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
3. Rainforest
► To condescend to give or grant
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
4. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
5. Voracious
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.