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. Divulge
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
2. Camouflage
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
3. Boisterous
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
4. Jovial
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Salmonella
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night