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General Information
Related Benchmark: LA.5.1.6.7
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:
The sample item below is based on TheGreatGardenExperiment.pdf

Read this quotation from the passage. 

“I am going to become malnourished,” Dad said. “My body is crying out for a tender tomato or some crisp green beans. And all I get is zucchini.” 

The origin of the word malnourished is the Latin root -nourish, meaning to feed. What does malnourished mean?

Answer Options:
A. to be underfed
B. to eat until full
C. to eat rich foods
D. to be fed too much
Answer Key:
A
Item Context:
Roots