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. Protagonist
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
2. Symbiosis
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Repose
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
4. Levee
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A proportional part or share.
5. Deduction
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.