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. Exponent
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Gargoyle
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
3. Omnivore
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
4. Yacht
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
5. Sacrifice
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.