WorksheetsWord Study Week #4 - Latin Root 'mal'
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person suffering from malnutrition is _____________.
a)
malevolent
b)
malice
c)
malignant
d)
malnourished
2.
When something fails to operate normally, it ____________________.
a)
malfunctions
b)
has malice
c)
is malevolent
d)
is malignant
3.
When something is _________________, it tends to produce death or deterioration.
a)
malevolent
b)
malpractice
c)
malnourished
d)
malignant
4.
_______________ is a desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.
a)
Malice
b)
Malevolent
c)
Malfunction
d)
Malignant
5.
Someone who produces harm or evil is considered to be _______________.
a)
malpractice
b)
malevolent
c)
malice
d)
malnourished
6.
Failure to exercise professional skill or duty -
a)
malignant
b)
malfunction
c)
malpractice
d)
malice
7.
Kidnapping comes from a ______________ spirit.
a)
malfunctioning
b)
malice
c)
malevolent
d)
malignant
8.
After the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln declared the nation would not hold __________________.
a)
malice
b)
malpractice
c)
malfunction
d)
malignant
9.
The engines misfired causing a ______________ on the space shuttle.
a)
malpractice
b)
malevolent
c)
malice
d)
malfunction
10.
The cancer was benign, not ______________.
a)
malevolent
b)
malignant
c)
malice
d)
malpractice
11.
_______________ insurance covers a medical doctor for mistakes made with his or her care.
a)
Malpractice
b)
Malnourished
c)
Malevolent
d)
Malignant
12.
A lack of proper food caused the children to be severely _______________.
a)
malevolent
b)
maliced
c)
malnourished
d)
malignant
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