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. Marsupial
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
2. Zoology
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
3. Recede
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To condescend to give or grant
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
4. Parasite
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
5. Xylem
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.