WorksheetsRikki-tikki-tavi
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
When Teddy’s family first finds the young mongoose, Rikki-tikki is
wounded from battling Nag in the garden.
too young to even feed himself properly.
tired from the long journey he has made to their home.
nearly dead after having survived a flood
Which moment helps to create suspense in the story?
Teddy's family warms Rikki-tikki over a small fire.
Rikki-tikki tickles Teddy under his chin.
Darzee and his wife meet Rikki-tikki in the garden.
Teddy's father mentions snakes in the nursery.
A moment of suspense occurs in the story when
Teddy's family finds Rikki-tikki.
Rikki-tikki meets Darzee and his wife.
Nag enters the family's bathroom.
Rikki-tikki hears Darzee singing.
After Rikki-tikki kills Nag, you can predict that
Nagaina will leave the family alone.
The family will give Rikki-tikki a gift.
Darzee's babies will finally be safe.
Nagaina will try to get revenge.
What do you predict will happen once Nagaina gets her last egg back?
She will have a fight with Rikki-tikki.
Darzee will destroy the last egg.
Rikki-tikki will let her raise one cobra.
She will try to find a new husband.
What is the meaning of gait?
a way of speaking
a manner of walking
a method of learning
a style of fighting
If a dog cowers in the corner it
shrinks down in fear
lies on its back
sleeps very peacefully
rolls over to play
What does valiant mean?
ambitious
determined
courageous
hopeful
When you singe something, you
cut it in half
throw it away
forget where it is
burn it lightly
What is the meaning of revive?
get up quickly
bring back to life
fight an enemy
follow down a hole
Which detail does Rudyard Kipling include that helps create suspense?
Nag and Nagaina have a nest of eggs that will hatch very soon.
Chuchundra the muskrat is afraid to run into the middle of a room.
Nag ate an egg that fell out of Darzee and his wife’s nest.
Teddy’s father believes that Rikki-tikki would never harm Teddy.
Which of the following does Rikki-tikki know is a mongoose’s business in life?
to keep a house safe for a family
to make peace with all animals
to fight and eat snakes
to become a house mongoose
If something is done cunningly, it is done
with careful preparation
in a deceptive manner
without consequence
in a dangerous way
What is a fledgling?
a baby snake
a small litter
a hidden nest
a young bird
A consolation is something that
comforts
relaxes
assists
rewards
At the beginning of the story, which characteristic does Rikki-tikki display as he runs around the bungalow?
greed
bravery
curiosity
laziness
Which statement best describes Rikki-tikki's character?
He is cautious and selfish.
He is fierce and bloodthirsty.
He is brave and loyal.
He is loving and shy.
Rikki-tikki's main helper in his fight with Nagaina is
Darzee
Darzee's wife
Teddy
Teddy's father
The birds and frogs rejoice and sing, “Ding-dong-tock! Nagaina is dead!” In what part of the plot does this event take place?
during the rising action
during the falling action
during the exposition
during the climax
In India, a house surrounded by a large outer porch is a
veranda
pillar
sluice
bungalow
The climax of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" occurs when
Rikki-tikki saves Teddy from Karait's attack.
Rikki-tikki fights with Nag.
Rikki-tikki fights with Nagaina and chases her into a hole.
Rikki-tikki makes sure another cobra never enters the garden.
Which of the following events occurs during the resolution of "Rikki-tikki-tavi"?
Darzee's wife fools Nagaina.
Rikki-tikki cracks all of Nagaina's eggs except one.
The birds and the frogs announce Rikki-tikki's victory.
Rikki-tikki makes sure that a cobra never again enters the garden.
The author gives human characteristics to animals in this story. When an author gives human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects, the author is using______
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Personification
Irony
What prediction can you make based on your prior knowledge and this quotation from "Rikki-tikki-tavi"?
"Teddy's safer with that little beast than if he had a bloodhound to watch him. If a snake came into the nursery now—"
.
The snakes are not a threat to Teddy.
Rikki-tikki will fail to protect Teddy from a snake attack.
Rikki-tikki will protect Teddy from a snake attack.
Rikki-tikki will attack Teddy
Which characteristics most help Rikki-tikki defeat the snakes?
his fear and his hatred
his courage and his stubbornness
his anger and his strength
his cleverness and his speed
The MAIN conflict in Rikki Tikki Tavi would qualify as
Man Vs. Man
Man Vs. Nature
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Society
A long open porch is a
bungalow
veranda
deck
pier
What is the setting of "Rikki-tikki-tavi?"
colonial India
somewhere in Africa
ancient Peru
in the rain forest
