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. Technique
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
2. Alliteration
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
3. Antibody
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
4. Outrageous
► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
5. Xylem
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
