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. Vaccine
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
2. Camouflage
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
3. Rainforest
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
4. Symbiosis
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A proportional part or share.
5. Jaunty
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.