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. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
2. Labyrinth
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
3. Suffrage
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
4. Nuisance
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
5. Levee
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief