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. Metaphor
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
2. Plateau
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
3. Mosaic
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
4. Jaunty
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► A proportional part or share.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Nuisance
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Being without or almost without hope