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. Plateau
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
2. Nocturnal
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
3. Laconic
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
4. Boisterous
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Silhouette
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
