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. Chronology
► The arrangement of events in time
► Being without or almost without hope
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
2. Quarantine
► Being without or almost without hope
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
3. Virtuoso
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
4. Maneuver
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Quandary
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
