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. Exponent

► An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land; a tableland.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

2. Labyrinth

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

► A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

► An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.

► To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant

3. Repose

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

► The act of resting or the state of being at rest.

► One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol.

► A rebirth or revival.

4. Silhouette

► A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation

► A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

► To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark

5. Dialogue

► Sharing the same opinions or views; being in complete harmony or accord.

► A disorderly commotion or disturbance.

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

► A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence.

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.

ACQUAINTANCE

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words

ACQUAINTANCE
DEFINITION: A person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: When photographer Peter Turnley was just 20 years old, an acquaintance from the California Office of Economic Opportunity reached out to him with a question. ►The Los Angeles Times, 12/01/2025

ACQUAINTANCE

Words in the News Quiz5 Middle School Words

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words