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. Impertinent
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► The arrangement of events in time
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
2. Mosaic
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Guru
► To condescend to give or grant
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
4. Maneuver
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
5. Labyrinth
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.