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. Tumult
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
2. Repose
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
3. Toxin
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
4. Chronology
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The arrangement of events in time
5. Quandary
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold