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. Deduction
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
2. Tranquility
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
3. Camouflage
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
4. Boisterous
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Introspection
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace