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. Virtuoso
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
2. Random
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
3. Undulate
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
4. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
5. Impertinent
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold