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. Boisterous
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
2. Plateau
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
3. Fallacy
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
4. Nocturnal
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
5. Jovial
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.