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. Bizarre
► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
2. Impertinent
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
3. Deduction
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
4. Unanimous
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
5. Plateau
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
