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Common Core State Standard
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.
This Week's Word In The News 

ATMOSPHERIC

DEFINITION:
Anything related to the atmosphere, which is the layer of gases surrounding a planet. An atmospheric river is a narrow corridor concentrated water vapor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough to potentially rival some of the extreme storms that have walloped Southern California in recent winters — is barreling toward the coast, raising the specter of damaging landslides and flooding across the region.
The Los Angeles Times, 02/10/2025

Words in the News Quiz
5 Elementary 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. source

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

Disappointingly inadequate; gloomy and bleak.

A great amount or number, often of people.

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.


2. potential

A great amount or number, often of people.

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

To cause to float easily or gently through the air

Anything that may be possible; a possibility


3. relationship

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish.

To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle


4. observe

Existing or occurring at the moment.

To notice or view, especially carefully or with attention to detail.

The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.

The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time ; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.


5. pertinent

The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

Important with regards to (a subject or matter); relevant

A bold, or arrogant strut.


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