TIE | The Los Angeles Times in Education

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. Fallacy

► A rebirth or revival.

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

2. Eclectic

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

► A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

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

► A cult or religious movement, a group sharing particular (often unorthodox) political and/or religious beliefs.

3. Vaccine

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► To condescend to give or grant

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

4. Tsunami

► To honor the memory of with a ceremony

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

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

► A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

5. Accentuate

► A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

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

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.

JEOPARDIZE

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words

JEOPARDIZE
DEFINITION: Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure	FOUND IN THE NEWS: “Pursuing the primary further would only jeopardize the likelihood of defeating Maura Healey in November.” ►The Boston Herald, 05/11/2026

JEOPARDIZE

Words in the News Quiz5 Middle School Words

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words