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. Phloem
► An alteration or change, as in nature, form, or quality.
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates
2. Maneuver
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
3. Sect
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Delegate
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
5. Quota
► One that is inconvenient, annoying, or vexatious; a bother.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► A proportional part or share.
