3.3 Spelling Definition Quiz (mal, male)

1. Most stories have good and bad characters. Which word would likely describe the bad characters in most books?

• malnourished
• maladorous
• malignant
• malevolent

2. If a public official was caught doing something illegal or against good judgement, what might he be punished for?

• malfeasance
• malefactor
• maladuy
• malignant

3. Sometimes people become ________ because they cannot afford to buy healthy foods, clean water, or vitamins.

• malodorous
• malnourished
• malady
• malignant

4. Dr. Cell specializes in cancer research to help people who have tumors that are described as which of the following?

• malignant
• malice
• malodorous
• malaria

5. Luckily. this disease is rarely found in the United States.

• malefactor
• malice
• malaria
• malignant

6. Most people go to the doctor and describe their symptoms so the doctor can identify this.

• malady
• malnourished
• malice
• malefactors

7. You can usually describe a trash can or trash dumpster with this word.

• malnourished
• malaria
• malodorous
• dismal

8. This person is the villain who does the mean things in the story and is considered an evildoer.

• malefactor
• malice
• malignant
• malady

9. This word usually related to mischief; evil intent; bad will.

• malady
• malefactor
• dismal
• malice

10. If you are feeling down, sad, or just unhappy over a scene in a story or situation that happened to you in real life, then you might feel that things are a bit like this.

• dismal
• malignant
• malevolent
• malnourished