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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 

ROOSTER TAIL

DEFINITION:
A high-arching spray (as of water, dust, or snow) thrown up behind a fast-moving motorboat, motor vehicle, or skier.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
A second red flag was waved during the fifth race of the day when Rollin Transport got into a rooster tail on the turn of the first lap, resulting in the boat going onto its side before flipping.
The Key West Citizen, 11/10/2025

Words in the News Quiz
5 High School Words

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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. Photosynthesis

The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source.

The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates.

Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.

Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.


2. Interpolate

Extremely rapid, hasty, or abrupt; precipitate.

Physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

Very talkative; garrulous.

To insert or introduce between other elements or parts.


3. Churlish

The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.

Belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War.

Having a bad disposition; surly.

The use of obstructionist tactics, especially prolonged speechmaking, for the purpose of delaying legislative action.


4. Fatuous

Of the same or similar nature or kind

Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish.

Tumultuous; stormy.

To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.


5. Chicanery

To increase the positive charge or valence of (an element) by removing electrons.

To bring under control; conquer.

The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.

Deception by trickery or sophistry.


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