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. Virtuoso
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
2. Rainforest
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
3. Bandolier
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
4. Aspire
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
5. Tempo
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace