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. Kilometer
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
2. Toxin
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
3. Laconic
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► A schedule of prices or fees.
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
4. Xylem
► An embankment built to prevent flooding
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
5. Maneuver
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.