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. Spectrum
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
2. Phloem
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
3. Parasite
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
4. Nuisance
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
5. Boisterous
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates