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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 

PLOY

DEFINITION:
A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“First of all, I think it’s important to recognize that the majority of the American people find this behavior deeply troubling,” said the 44th president, conceding that it does serve as an effective distraction and ploy for attention.
The Boston Herald, 02/16/2026

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. Hologram

Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous.

The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.


2. Cower

Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels used for pleasure cruises or racing.

The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels; woody tissue.

To cringe in fear

The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.


3. Metaphor

A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

One who rejects a religion, cause, allegiance, or group for another; a deserter.

A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.


4. Aspire

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

To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables

An embankment built to prevent flooding


5. Antibody

Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.


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