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. Renegade
► One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
2. Flourish
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.
► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive
► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
3. Quandary
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.
4. Enthusiastic
► To condescend to give or grant
► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
5. Formidable
► The main character in a drama or other literary work.
► Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Harmfully cancerous.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder