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. Mosaic
► A proportional part or share.
► Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles
2. Heritage
► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Levee
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
4. Guru
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
5. Bandolier
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
