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. Mosaic
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
2. Wretched
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Lichen
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
4. Despondent
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► Being without or almost without hope
5. Levee
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline