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. Nebula

► An ammunition belt, worn over the shoulder, having loops or pockets for cartridges.

► Of, relating to, or occurring in the night

► To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive

► A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness

2. Tariff

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

► The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

► A schedule of prices or fees.

3. Deign

► To condescend to give or grant

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

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

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

4. Aspire

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

► A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters.

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

► To have a great ambition or ultimate goal

5. Levee

► A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► The pattern produced on a photosensitive medium that has been exposed by holography and then photographically developed.

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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Words in the News Quiz
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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