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. Enthusiastic
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
2. Participle
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
3. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
4. Recede
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Ellipse
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.