Kali and the Rat Snake

Kal’s father was a ________________ by profession.

• a. bus-conductor

• b. postman

• c. snake catcher

Kali belonged to the __________tribe.

• a. Kurumba

• b. Kota

• c. Irula

Kali’s favourite snack was____________

• a. idli

• b. biscuit

• c. fried termites

The children were asked to write the English alphabet on their _________

• books

• paper

• slates

‘sometimes snakes smelt humans and mistook them for rats’ Who said these words?

• a. Kali's mother

• b. Kali's father

• c. Kali's teacher

‘Nand-Ri’ means thank you in __________language.

• a. Telugu

• b. Tamil

• c. Malayalam

The meaning of the word terrified is ____________

• very frightened

• brave

• fearless

‘To smile with the lips drawn back revealing the teeth’ means ____________

• a. grinned

• b. admired

• c. nudged

The meaning of the word ‘weird’ is __________

• a. familiar

• b. ordinary

• c. strange

The author of the story ’Kali and the Rat Snake’ is ____________

• a. Ruskin Bond

• b. Zai Whitaker

• c. Sudha Murthy