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. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
2. Hypocrisy
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
3. Quarantine
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
4. Renegade
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
5. Tranquility
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.