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. Decorum
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► To condescend to give or grant
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
2. Kilometer
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
3. Spectrum
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
4. Silhouette
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
5. Tariff
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A schedule of prices or fees.