The Langston Times Vocabulary

​The Langston Times

Vocabulary Words

• Blared

• Features

• Officials

• Progress

• Result

• Seams

• Revealing

• Sources

• Values

Blared

A form of Blare: to make a loud, harsh sound

Example: The music blared from the speakers.

Features

A form of feature: something noticeable about a thing

Example: The new movie features my favorite actors.

Officials

A form of Officials: a person who holds a certain office or position

Example: I met with the city officials to talk about ways to improve our community.

Progress

A form of Progress: movement toward a goal or toward completion

Example: The class has made progress in i-Ready scores.

Result

A form of Result: something that happens because of something else

Example: I broke the lamp in the living room and as result, I am grounded for a week.

Seams

A form of Seam: a line where pieces of cloth, wood, metal, and other types of material are joined together

Example: My mom and I sewed the seams of my jeans back together.

Revealing

A form of Reveal: to show; to display

Example: The artist revealed a brand new painting.

Sources

A form of Source: a place or thing that something comes from

Example: Oil is the world's most important source of energy.

Values

A form of Value: The worth of something in money

Example: The value of a dime is ten cents.

Multiple Choice

The fire alarm let out a loud _______.

• blare

• solar panel

• results

• reveal

Multiple Choice

The magician pull over the cloth to ________ a rabbit!

• blare

• results

• reveal

• seams

Multiple Choice

The ______ of your test are in. You passed!

• solar panels

• reveal

• seam

• results

Multiple Choice

My ______ ripped on my jeans!

• seam

• results

• solar panels

• officials

Multiple Choice

The school's best ______ is the swimming pool.

• seam

• solar panels

• feature

• officials

Multiple Choice

My house has several _________ on my roof.

• solar panels

• officials

• seams

• results

Multiple Choice

I live near three lakes. They are the _____ of our water.

• source

• seam

• reveal

• results

Multiple Choice

I have made ________ on my homework.

• seams

• progress

• solar panels

• reveal

Multiple Choice

Elected _______ lead our local government.

• results

• reveal

• seams

• officials

Multiple Choice

Do you know the _____ of a quarter?

• seams

• results

• value

• officials

Poll

Do you like playing games to learn?

• Yes

• No