Worksheets"Rikki Tikki Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happened to Rikki Tikki Tavi to cause him to end up on the garden path?
his home was destroyed by humans
a flood washed him out
his parents kicked him out
he decided to run away from home
What did Teddy and his mother do when they found Rikki Tikki?
took him inside to dry him off
ran him off because they were afraid of him
they fed him
they just ignored him until he left
It is difficult to frighten Rikki Tikki because he is a mongoose and mongooses are.....
unaware
always scared
lazy
curious
What is the motto of Rikki Tikki's family?
Run and find out
Stop, look and listen
Be brave
Always be helpful
What does the presence of a mongoose, like Rikki Tikki mean for Nag and Nagaina?
More competition for food
Mongooses are a threat to snakes like Nag and Nagaina
The humans like mongooses better than snakes
the snakes will have to leave because Rikki Tikki will take over their home
Which event causes Darzee and his wife to be afraid of Nag and Nagaina?
the snakes ate one of the bird's babies when it rolled out of the nest
the snakes threatened to eat the birds if they did not help get rid of Rikki Tikki
the snakes already killed other birds and will do the same to Darzee and his wife
the snakes destroyed the bird's nest
Rikki Tikki seeks the help of who to defeat the cobras?
the tailorbirds and the muskrat
the chickens
the rats
the cows and the pigs
How does the author provide characterization of Rikki Tikki when he becomes angry?
he runs away and hides
he screeches loudly and foams at the mouth
his eyes turn red and his tail bushes out
he attacks whatever or who ever is closest to him when becomes angry
Which quote provides the reason why Rikki Tikki did not eat Karait after killing him?
"when he remembered that a full meal makes a slow mongoose"
"If Rikki Tikki had only known, he was doing a much more dangerous thing that fighting Nag"
"That bite paralyzed Karait, and Rikki Tikki was just about to eat him up fron the tail, after the custom of his family...."
"It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth..."
Which character provided Rikki Tikki with this warning "Those who kill snakes get killed by snakes"?
Chuchundra the muskrat
Darzee the tailorbird
the cat
Teddy
what is Nag and Nagaina's reason behind killing the people in the house?
they want less competition for food and space because the snake's eggs will hatch any day
they do not like people and just want them gone
when the people are gone, they think Rikki Tikki will leave too
Rikki Tikki told them to kill the people so the house will be empty
According to Rikki Tikki, what poses a bigger threat than the snakes themselves?
their other snake friends
their eggs
the people who protect the snakes
the animals who hunt snakes
Where are the snake's eggs hidden?
the melon bed
the gardren
under the house
in the field
How does Rikki tikki save Teddy from Nagaina?
Rikki Tikki shows Nagaina her only remaining egg
Rikki Tikki shows her Nag's dead body
Rikki Tikki bites Teddy before Nagaina can get to him
Rikki Tikki has Darzee and his wife attack Nagaina and blind her
Why does Darzee sing a sad song?
Rikki Tikki is killed by Karait
Rikki Tikki went into the snakehole and Darzee assumes he is dead
Rikki Tikki is betrayed by Chuchundra
All of his babies are eaten by a snake
