
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. Unanimous
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Sect
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
3. Deduction
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
4. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Quota
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A proportional part or share.
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