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. Deign
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► To condescend to give or grant
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
2. Virtuoso
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
3. Nuisance
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
4. Xylem
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
5. Formidable
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
