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. Quandary
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
2. Gargoyle
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► To stress or emphasize; intensify
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
3. Vertebrate
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Cower
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
5. Polygon
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.