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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 

FOOTHOLD

DEFINITION:
A position usable as a base for further advance.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Growing national anxiety over the impact of massive data centers on communities has found a foothold in Greater Boston in the form of Markley’s Lowell location.
The Boston Herald, 08/10/2026

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. Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries

minority

brackish

narrate

economy


2. A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defense.

ominous

barricade

engross

ignite


3. Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.

jargon

guarantee

outlandish

various


4. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

outlandish

various

conspicuous

destination


5. Something small enough to escape casual notice.

tactic

kindle

precipice

detail


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