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. Vertebrate
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Plateau
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
3. Xylem
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
4. Sacrifice
► To condescend to give or grant
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
5. Wretched
► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.