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"Rikki Tikki Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened to Rikki Tikki Tavi to cause him to end up on the garden path?

a)

his home was destroyed by humans

b)

a flood washed him out

c)

his parents kicked him out

d)

he decided to run away from home

2.

What did Teddy and his mother do when they found Rikki Tikki?

a)

took him inside to dry him off

b)

ran him off because they were afraid of him

c)

they fed him

d)

they just ignored him until he left

3.

It is difficult to frighten Rikki Tikki because he is a mongoose and mongooses are.....

a)

unaware

b)

always scared

c)

lazy

d)

curious

4.

What is the motto of Rikki Tikki's family?

a)

Run and find out

b)

Stop, look and listen

c)

Be brave

d)

Always be helpful

5.

What does the presence of a mongoose, like Rikki Tikki mean for Nag and Nagaina?

a)

More competition for food

b)

Mongooses are a threat to snakes like Nag and Nagaina

c)

The humans like mongooses better than snakes

d)

the snakes will have to leave because Rikki Tikki will take over their home

6.

Which event causes Darzee and his wife to be afraid of Nag and Nagaina?

a)

the snakes ate one of the bird's babies when it rolled out of the nest

b)

the snakes threatened to eat the birds if they did not help get rid of Rikki Tikki

c)

the snakes already killed other birds and will do the same to Darzee and his wife

d)

the snakes destroyed the bird's nest

7.

Rikki Tikki seeks the help of who to defeat the cobras?

a)

the tailorbirds and the muskrat

b)

the chickens

c)

the rats

d)

the cows and the pigs

8.

How does the author provide characterization of Rikki Tikki when he becomes angry?

a)

he runs away and hides

b)

he screeches loudly and foams at the mouth

c)

his eyes turn red and his tail bushes out

d)

he attacks whatever or who ever is closest to him when becomes angry

9.

Which quote provides the reason why Rikki Tikki did not eat Karait after killing him?

a)

"when he remembered that a full meal makes a slow mongoose"

b)

"If Rikki Tikki had only known, he was doing a much more dangerous thing that fighting Nag"

c)

"That bite paralyzed Karait, and Rikki Tikki was just about to eat him up fron the tail, after the custom of his family...."

d)

"It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth..."

10.

Which character provided Rikki Tikki with this warning "Those who kill snakes get killed by snakes"?

a)

Chuchundra the muskrat

b)

Darzee the tailorbird

c)

the cat

d)

Teddy

11.

what is Nag and Nagaina's reason behind killing the people in the house?

a)

they want less competition for food and space because the snake's eggs will hatch any day

b)

they do not like people and just want them gone

c)

when the people are gone, they think Rikki Tikki will leave too

d)

Rikki Tikki told them to kill the people so the house will be empty

12.

According to Rikki Tikki, what poses a bigger threat than the snakes themselves?

a)

their other snake friends

b)

their eggs

c)

the people who protect the snakes

d)

the animals who hunt snakes

13.

Where are the snake's eggs hidden?

a)

the melon bed

b)

the gardren

c)

under the house

d)

in the field

14.

How does Rikki tikki save Teddy from Nagaina?

a)

Rikki Tikki shows Nagaina her only remaining egg

b)

Rikki Tikki shows her Nag's dead body

c)

Rikki Tikki bites Teddy before Nagaina can get to him

d)

Rikki Tikki has Darzee and his wife attack Nagaina and blind her

15.

Why does Darzee sing a sad song?

a)

Rikki Tikki is killed by Karait

b)

Rikki Tikki went into the snakehole and Darzee assumes he is dead

c)

Rikki Tikki is betrayed by Chuchundra

d)

All of his babies are eaten by a snake

16.
At the beginning of "Rikki-tikki-tavi," which characteristic does Rikki-tikki display as he runs around the bungalow?
a)
greed
b)
bravery
c)
curiosity
d)
laziness
17.
After Rikki-tikki kills Karait, how does he feel?
a)
confident
b)
anxious
c)
jealous
d)
hungry
18.
Which statement best describes Rikki-tikki's character?
a)
He is cautious and selfish
b)
He is fierce and bloodthirsty
c)
He is brave and loyal
d)
He is loving and shy
19.
The central conflict in "Rikki-tikki-tavi" is between
a)
The English family and the snakes
b)
Darzee and the cobras
c)
Rikki-tikki and the cobras
d)
Rikki-tikki and Karait
20.
Rikki-tikki's main helper in his fight with Nagaina is
a)
Darzee.
b)
Darzee's wife.
c)
Teddy.
d)
Teddy's father.