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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 

JEOPARDIZE

DEFINITION:
Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.”
The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

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. Quarantine

Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.

One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.


2. Tundra

Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,


3. Dialogue

The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

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


4. Laconic

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

Having a backbone or spinal column.

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.


5. Guru

In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.


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