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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 

WILDFIRE

DEFINITION:
An unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but a long drought, low humidity and strong winds were fueling them.
The Key West Citizen, 04/27/2026

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. Nebula

The main character in a drama or other literary work.

A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy


2. Jaunty

A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

A proportional part or share.

A closed plane figure bounded by three or more line segments.


3. Deduction

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing.

A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

A rebirth or revival.


4. Technique

The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.

An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles

Being without or almost without hope


5. Tariff

Being without or almost without hope

An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

A schedule of prices or fees.

A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.


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