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. Virtuoso
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.
2. Lichen
► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
3. Silhouette
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.
5. Maneuver
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A schedule of prices or fees.