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. Plateau
► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.
► A proportional part or share.
2. Phloem
► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.
► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder
3. Guru
► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.
► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.
4. Participle
► The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative
► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.
5. Light-Year
► Having a backbone or spinal column.
► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct