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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 

PARLIAMENTARIAN

DEFINITION:
A consultant who advises the presiding officer and other officers, committees, and members on matters of parliamentary procedure.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Mia Cooper, a parliamentarian for the district, brought her daughter to district meetings and state-level education forums as the girl grew up.
The Los Angeles Times, 03/09/2026

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. Suffrage

The right or privilege of voting; franchise.

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

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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


2. Delegate

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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


3. Parasite

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

Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

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

One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.


4. Zoology

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

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

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

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.


5. Bamboozle

To proclaim publicly

The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.


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