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. Despondent
► Being without or almost without hope
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
2. Levee
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
3. Pulverize
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Stereotype
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
5. Ellipse
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
