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. Undulate
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
2. Guerrilla
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
3. Jaunty
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.
4. Tumult
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
5. Protagonist
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.