Exploring Latin and Greek Root Words: Bene and Mal

Exploring Latin and Greek Root Words: Bene and Mal

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English

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Olivia Brooks

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The video tutorial introduces Latin and Greek root words, focusing on 'bene' meaning good and 'mal' meaning bad. It explains how these roots form words like benevolent, malevolent, benediction, malediction, benefactor, and malefactor. The tutorial also includes a fun fact about malware, software designed to harm computer systems.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the root 'bene' mean?

Bad

Good

Wish

Say

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word means 'to wish good things to happen'?

Malevolent

Benediction

Malefactor

Benevolent

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of 'malevolent'?

To wish good things to happen

An act of saying something good

To wish bad things to happen

An act of saying something bad

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'benediction' mean?

An act of saying something good

A person who does bad

An act of saying something bad

A person who does good

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is formed from 'mal' meaning bad and 'dict' meaning say?

Benediction

Malefactor

Malediction

Malevolent

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'benefactor' mean?

An act of saying something good

A person who does bad

An act of saying something bad

A person who does good

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word is formed from 'mal' meaning bad and 'fac' meaning to make or do?

Benediction

Malevolent

Malefactor

Malediction

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which root word means 'to make or do'?

Bene

Mal

Fac

Dict

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the intention of malware?

To damage or disable computers

To wish good things

To make good software

To help computers