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. Mutation
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Vacillate
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
3. Jovial
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
4. Exult
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
5. Symbiosis
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd