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. Repose
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
2. Eclectic
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
3. Tranquility
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
4. Virtuoso
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
5. Accentuate
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
