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. Tundra
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
2. Quandary
► A proportional part or share.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
3. Omnivore
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
5. Commemorate
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
