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Riki-tiki-tavi

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the human boy Rikki protects?
a)
Teddy
b)
Tommy
c)
Timmy
d)
Todd
2.
When Teddy’s family first finds the young mongoose, Rikki-tikki is...
a)
A. wounded from battling Nag in the garden
b)
B. too young to even feed himself properly
c)
C. tired from the long journey he has made to their home
d)
D. nearly dead after having survived a flood
3.
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
4.
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
5.
After Rikki-tikki kills Karait, how does he feel?
a)
confident
b)
anxious
c)
jealous
d)
hungry
6.
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
7.
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.
c)
They know how much Rikki-tikki loves the English family and hope to break his spirit.
d)
They hope to deprive Rikki-tikki of his main source food.
8.
Rikki-tikki hunts down Nagaina mainly because
a)
she plans to attack Teddy.
b)
he is still hungry.
c)
he will not be satisfied until every cobra in the garden has been killed.
d)
he wants to prove himself to the family because the family has been good to him.
9.
Who kills Nag?
a)
Chuchundra
b)
Rikki Tikki
c)
Rikki with the big man's help
d)
Teddy
10.
What happened to Nag's dead body?
a)
it was buried
b)
the humans put it on a post as a warning to other snakes
c)
Nagaina took it back to the burrow
d)
it was tossed on the rubbish heap
11.
Where were the cobra eggs kept?
a)
in the snake burrow
b)
in the melon patch
c)
in the garden
d)
under the veranda
12.
Who helps Rikki by distracting Nagaina?
a)
Darzee
b)
Darzee's wife
c)
Chuchundra
d)
Teddy
13.
How many eggs did Nag and Nagaina have?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
20
d)
25
14.
What is the climax of the story?
a)
When Rikki Tikki taunts Nagaina with the last egg
b)
When Nag is killed
c)
When Rikki crushes all of the eggs
d)
When Rikki and Nagaina plunge into the snake hole
15.

"the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed through the bathrooms of the big ________ in Segowlee cantonment."

a)

veranda (a covered porch) n.

b)

bungalow (a small house) n.

c)

sluice (an opening in the wall that allows water to flow into a sink/tub) n.

d)

house

16.

Conflict is the struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

When a character struggles against an outside force, it is an __________________ conflict.

a)

internal

b)

external

18.

When a character struggles with making a decision within their own mind, it is an _______________ conflict.

a)

internal

b)

external

19.

Teddy's mother is afraid of the snakes in the garden coming into the nursery.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. technology

d)

character vs. supernatural

20.

Teddy's dad shooting Nag is an example of ______________.

a)

internal conflict

b)

external conflict

21.

Nag shows Rikki tikki the mark on his hood and tells him it is the mark of god Brahm. For a moment, Rikki is afraid. This could be ___________________ and __________________.

a)

character vs. self

b)

character vs. society

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. character

22.

Chuchundra wants to run into the middle of the room but is too afraid is _________________________.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. society

c)

character vs. self

d)

character vs. supernatural

23.

Rikki fighting Nagaina is considered ____________________.

a)

character vs. supernatural

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. society

d)

character vs. character

24.

Rikki getting washed out of his home by a summer flood is _________________________.

a)

character vs. character

b)

character vs. self

c)

character vs. nature

d)

character vs. supernatural

25.

Rikki wants to eat Karait but knows he must not so he won't be fat and slow is ___________________________-.

a)

character vs. nature

b)

character vs. character

c)

character vs. supernatural

d)

character vs. self

26.

The cobras are dangerous to all of the other garden animals is ___________________.

a)

character vs. society

b)

character vs. character

c)

character vs. self

d)

character vs. supernatural

27.

Choose the best example of external conflict from the story.

a)

Rikki's mother is worried about Rikki sleeping with Teddy.

b)

Teddy thinks Rikki is cute.

c)

Rikki destroying the eggs in the melon bed.

d)

Darzee and his wife are upset about losing their fledglings.

28.

Choose the best example of internal conflict from the story.

a)

Rikki and Nag fighting in the bathroom during the night.

b)

Nagaina threatening the family at breakfast.

c)

Rikki kills Karait.

d)

Rikki developing a plan to outsmart Nagaina.