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. Ellipse
► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.
► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.
► To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion.
2. Tempo
► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace
► Having or demonstrating enthusiasm
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
3. Light-Year
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct
► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
4. Salmonella
► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.
► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark
► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.
5. Parasite
► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.