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. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Decorum
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
3. Vaccine
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
4. Jovial
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Boycott
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief