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. Chronology
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The arrangement of events in time
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Lichen
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
3. Tumult
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
4. Tariff
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
5. Dialogue
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative