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. Tariff
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Hypocrisy
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
3. Vaccine
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
4. Eclectic
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
5. Boisterous
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline