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. Cower
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
2. Nocturnal
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
3. Nuisance
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
4. Silhouette
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
5. Random
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To condescend to give or grant
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify