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. Alliteration
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
2. Quota
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A proportional part or share.
3. Labyrinth
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► A schedule of prices or fees.
4. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
5. Symbiosis
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
