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. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
2. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► The arrangement of events in time
3. Metaphor
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
4. Deduction
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Delegate
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Being without or almost without hope
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
