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. Chronology
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The arrangement of events in time
2. Laconic
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
3. Hieroglyphic
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Kilometer
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
5. Polygon
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.