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Rikki Tikki Test Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

What kind of animal is Rikki-Tikki?

a)

Muskrat

b)

Mongoose

2.

At the beginning of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” which characteristic does Rikki-Tikki display as soon as he has warmed up?

a)

Laziness

b)

Curiosity

3.

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.”

a)

Rikki-Tikki will fail to protect Teddy from a snake attack

b)

Rikki-Tikki will protect Teddy from a snake attack

4.

In which sentence about “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is revived used correctly?

a)

After Rikki-Tikki revived, he thought how lucky he was to be alive.

b)

Teddy's family was revived to know that Nagaina was dead.

5.

I fear cobras immensely, I don't even like to see pictures of them. What does immensely mean in this sentence?

a)

A little bit

b)

A great deal (a lot)

6.

Someone who needs consolation is probably

a)

Happy

b)

Sad

7.

Read the following quotation from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.” Then, based on the quotation and your prior knowledge, choose the most likely outcome from the choices below. “No,” said his mother; “let's take him in and dry him. Perhaps he isn't really dead.”

a)

Rikki Tikki will die soon

b)

Rikki Tikki will survive

8.

Using prior knowledge and the information contained in the following passage from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” what can you predict will happen?


Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest without answering, for from the thick grass at the foot of the bush there came a low hiss.

a)

A snake will appear

b)

Darzee will be killed

9.

Using prior knowledge and the information contained in the following passage from “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” what can you predict will happen?

"Though Rikki-Tikki had never met a live cobra before, his mother had fed him on dead ones, and he knew that all a grown mongoose's business in life was to fight and eat snakes. Nag knew that, too, and at the bottom of his cold heart he was afraid."

a)

Rikki Tikki will defeat Nag in battle

b)

Nag will defeat Rikki Tikki in battle

10.

The central conflict in “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” is between

a)

Rikki Tikki and Nag and Nagaina

b)

Rikki Tikki and Karait

11.

Why do Nag and Nagaina want to do away with the entire English family?

a)

They resent the English as conquerors of their land

b)

They believe that once the family is gone, Rikki-tikki will leave and they will be safe.

12.

The climax of “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” occurs when

a)

Rikki-Tikki fights and kills Nag.

b)

Rikki-Tikki saves Teddy from Karait's attack.

13.

Which characteristics most help Rikki Tikki defeat the snakes?

a)

His anger and his strength

b)

His courage and his stubbornness

14.

Which of the following statements best describe Rikki Tikki's character?

a)

He is cautious and loyal

b)

He is brave and loyal