Vocabulary Quiz: mal, male

Most stories have good and bad characters. Which word would most likely describe the bad characters in most books?

• malnourished
• malodorous
• malignant
• malevolent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

If a public official was caught doing something illegal or against good judgement, what might he be punished for?

• malfeasance
• malefactor
• malady
• malaria

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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

• malodorous
• malnourished
• malady
• malignant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Dr. Cell specializes in cancer research to help people who have tumors that are described as which of the following?

• malignant
• malice
• malodorous
• malaria

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• malefactor
• malice
• malaria
• malignant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

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

• malady
• malnourished
• malice
• malefactors

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

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

• malnourished
• malaria
• malodorous
• dismal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• malefactor
• malice
• malignant
• malady

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• malady
• malefactor
• dismal
• malice

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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.

• dismal
• malignant
• malevolent
• malnourished

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A