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. Voracious
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
2. Phloem
► The arrangement of events in time
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Tundra
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Toxin
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Protagonist
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
