WorksheetsVocabulary Quiz: mal, male
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Most stories have good and bad characters. Which word would most likely describe the bad characters in most books?
a)
malnourished
b)
malodorous
c)
malignant
d)
malevolent
2.
If a public official was caught doing something illegal or against good judgement, what might he be punished for?
a)
malfeasance
b)
malefactor
c)
malady
d)
malaria
3.
Sometimes people become this because they cannot afford to buy healthy foods, clean water, or vitamins.
a)
malodorous
b)
malnourished
c)
malady
d)
malignant
4.
Dr. Cell specializes in cancer research to help people who have tumors that are described as which of the following?
a)
malignant
b)
malice
c)
malodorous
d)
malaria
5.
Luckily, this disease is rarely found in the United States.
a)
malefactor
b)
malice
c)
malaria
d)
malignant
6.
Most people go to the doctor and describe their symptoms so the doctor can identify this.
a)
malady
b)
malnourished
c)
malice
d)
malefactors
7.
You can usually describe a trash can or trash dumpster with this word.
a)
malnourished
b)
malaria
c)
malodorous
d)
dismal
8.
This person is the villain who does the mean things in the story.
a)
malefactor
b)
malice
c)
malignant
d)
malady
9.
This word is usually related to bad behavior or wishing something bad would happen to someone.
a)
malady
b)
malefactor
c)
dismal
d)
malice
10.
If you are feeling down, sad, or just unhappy over a scene in a story or a situation that happened to you in real life, then you might feel that things are a bit like this.
a)
dismal
b)
malignant
c)
malevolent
d)
malnourished
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