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. Nebula
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
2. Tariff
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
3. Laconic
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
4. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To condescend to give or grant
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
5. Jovial
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
