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. Malignant
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► To condescend to give or grant
2. Labyrinth
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
3. Exponent
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Embargo
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
5. Vaccine
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
