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. Maneuver

► Any of several rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, that cause food poisoning and other diseases.

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

► Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk.

► A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity.

2. Impertinent

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

► A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters (0.62 mile).

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

► Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners; improperly forward or bold

3. Ultraviolet

► Grossly offensive to decency or morality.

► The arrangement of events in time

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

► 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.

4. Boisterous

► Incorrectness of reasoning or belief

► A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace

► Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

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

5. Decorum

► Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer.

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

► Appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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.

WILDFIRE

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words

WILDFIRE
DEFINITION: An unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: It was not yet clear how the wildfires started, but a long drought, low humidity and strong winds were fueling them. ►The Key West Citizen, 04/27/2026

WILDFIRE

Words in the News Quiz5 Middle School Words

Words in the News Quiz
5 Middle School Words