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. Deign
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► To condescend to give or grant
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
2. Guru
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
3. Phloem
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Labyrinth
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
5. Light-Year
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
