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. Decorum

► Being without or almost without hope

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► One that speaks for, represents, or advocates

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

2. Flourish

► A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae,

► Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective.

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► The distribution of energy emitted by a radiant source, arranged in order of wavelengths.

3. Maneuver

► Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

► A grotesque ornamental figure or projection.

► The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

4. Xylem

► One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.

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

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

► The arrangement of events in time

5. Renegade

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

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► One that takes in everything available, as with the mind.

► To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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.

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DEFINITION: Having a site, situation, or location.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: If the Netflix deal goes through, it could have implications for New Mexico, with one of Netflix’s major facilities situated in Albuquerque’s Mesa del Sol community, local industry experts say. ►The Albuquerque Journal, 01/12/2026

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Words in the News Quiz5 Middle School Words

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words