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. Renaissance

► A rebirth or revival.

► Of or relating to the range of invisible radiation wavelengths from about 4 nanometers, on the border of the x-ray region, to about 380 nanometers, just beyond the violet in the visible spectrum.

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

► To cringe in fear

2. Immune

► To cringe in fear

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

► Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt.

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

3. Tranquility

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

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

► Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.

► A dense evergreen forest occupying a tropical region with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches.

4. Levee

► An embankment built to prevent flooding

► The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

5. Accentuate

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

► To stress or emphasize; intensify

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

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

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
5 Middle School Words

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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