Resources for Bay Area
Teachers and Students
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 phase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to it's 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. Renaissance
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
2. Stereotype
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
3. Recede
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
4. Tempo
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
5. Divulge
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.