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. Sacrifice
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Being without or almost without hope
2. Tundra
► Being without or almost without hope
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
3. Wretched
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
4. Heritage
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Introspection
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.