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. Plateau
► A proportional part or share.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
2. Tempo
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
3. Tundra
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
4. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
5. Alliteration
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.