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. Flourish
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
2. Voracious
► Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
3. Toxin
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
4. Cower
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Enthusiastic
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
