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. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.
2. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
3. Exult
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
4. Boisterous
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Bandolier
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
