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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 

DETECTION

DEFINITION:
The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He added that the district is also examining “various weapon detection systems on the market to see if any of them might be viable for us,” as well as state-of-the-art camera technology.
The Albuquerque Journal, 09/15/2025

Words in the News Quiz
5 Elementary 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. terse

Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.

To make smaller.

Brief, concise, to the point.


2. various

Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.

Explain the meaning of (information, words, or actions)

Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts

Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor


3. function

More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

What something does or is used for.

An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.

Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.


4. impending

Exceptional, conspicuous, outstanding, most usually in a negative fashion.

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something.

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen


5. source

Emitting light; glowing brightly

Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.


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