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WorksheetsVocabulary (mal,male) Pretest
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
a)
dismal
b)
malady
c)
malaria
d)
malefactor
2.
bad health; illness; sickness
a)
malevolent
b)
malady
c)
malaria
d)
malefactor
3.
bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitos
a)
malevolent
b)
malfeasance
c)
malaria
d)
malefactor
4.
an evildoer; a person who does bad things
a)
malevolent
b)
malfeasance
c)
malice
d)
malefactor
5.
a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others
a)
malevolent
b)
malfeasance
c)
malice
d)
malignant
6.
wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official
a)
malnourished
b)
malfeasance
c)
malice
d)
malignant
7.
mischief; evil intent; bad will
a)
malnourished
b)
malodorous
c)
malice
d)
malignant
8.
harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer
a)
malnourished
b)
malodorous
c)
dismal
d)
malignant
9.
having bad health or having poor nutrition
a)
malnourished
b)
malodorous
c)
dismal
d)
malady
10.
bad smell; stinky
a)
malaria
b)
malodorous
c)
dismal
d)
malady
11.
What does the root MAL/MAL mean?
a)
bad; abnormal; worse
b)
good; well
c)
law; justice
d)
to believe
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Sometimes people become this because they cannot afford to buy healthy foods, clean water, or vitamins.
a)
malodorous
b)
malnourished
c)
malady
d)
malignant
15.
Most people go to the doctor and describe their symptoms so the doctor can identify this.
a)
malady
b)
malnourished
c)
malice
d)
malefactors
16.
You can usually describe a trash can or trash dumpster with this word.
a)
malnourished
b)
malaria
c)
malodorous
d)
dismal
17.
This person is the villain who does the mean things in the story.
a)
malefactor
b)
malice
c)
malignant
d)
malady
18.
This word is usually related to bad behavior or wishing something bad would happen to someone.
a)
malady
b)
malefactor
c)
dismal
d)
malice
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