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. Nocturnal
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
2. Voracious
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
3. Wretched
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
4. Exponent
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
5. Hologram
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► The arrangement of events in time