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Roots #7 ben/mal

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word is sometimes used to describe a document or an ancient artifact that is genuine?

a)

bonus

b)

benefit

c)

beneficiary

d)

bonafide

2.

At holiday time, many companies give this to each employee in the form of extra money.

a)

benefit

b)

bonus

c)

benediction

d)

bon voyage

3.

The university was grateful to this person who donated five educational scholarships worth $10,000. Who was the person?

a)

benefactor

b)

beneficiary

c)

benevolent

d)

benediction

4.

A kind person who helps others might be described as this.

a)

benign

b)

beneficiaries

c)

bonafides

d)

benevolent

5.

This is what you will do if you study hard and try your best.

a)

benefit

b)

beneficiary

c)

benign

d)

bonus

6.

Vitamins are _______ to good health and a long life.

a)

beneficial

b)

benign

c)

bon voyage

d)

benediction

7.

Who gets things that are left behind when a person passes away?

a)

beneficiary

b)

benefactor

c)

benediction

d)

bonafide

8.

What did Grandma Dot yell to her family when they left of the cruise?

a)

bonafide

b)

benign

c)

benevolent

d)

bon voyage

9.

Sometimes people get tumors that are not harmful. What do we call this type of tumor?

a)

benign

b)

bonafide

c)

bonuses

d)

benediction

10.

The members of the church listened closely to this.

a)

benediction

b)

beneficial

c)

bonafide

d)

beneficiary

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

a)

malodorous

b)

malnourished

c)

malady

d)

malignant

14.

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

15.

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

a)

malefactor

b)

malice

c)

malaria

d)

malignant

16.

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

a)

malady

b)

malnourished

c)

malice

d)

malefactor

17.

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

a)

malnourished

b)

malaria

c)

malodorous

d)

dismal

18.

This person is the villain who does the mean things in the story.

a)

malefactor

b)

malice

c)

malignant

d)

malady

19.

This word is usually related to bad behavior or wishing something bad would happen to someone.

a)

malady

b)

malefactor

c)

dismal

d)

malice

20.

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