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. Divulge
► An unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen.
► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold
► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.
2. Solstice
► To honor the memory of with a ceremony
► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.
3. Hieroglyphic
► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.
► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant
4. Deign
► To condescend to give or grant
► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.
► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief
► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.
5. Delegate
► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
► A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.