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
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
2. Nocturnal
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night
► The right or privilege of voting; franchise.
3. Protagonist
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Jovial
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
5. Xylem
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant