WorksheetsThe Jungle Book Novel Test
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is your FULL Name?
4 lines
2.
1. Why do the wolves despise Tabaqui?
a)
He was gathering information for 'Shere Khan to use against them.
b)
He likes to stir mischief and spread lies.
c)
He was not an honorable member of the pack.
d)
He never apologized to Akela for disrespecting the Laws of the Jungle.
3.
2. What news does Tabaqui bring to Father and Mother wolf?
a)
That one cub must be sacrificed in order to claim and save the Man-c
b)
A message from the Villagers about a prophecy.
c)
He is no longer welcome into their lair.
d)
'Shere Khan is shifting hunting grounds.
4.
3. Fill in the blank. " (a) is the disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature."
5.
4. Why was 'Shere Khan given the birth name, Lungri? (Hint: The Lame one)
a)
He was born with one lame foot.
b)
He was attacked by an angry villager.
c)
He was ran over by a herd of cows.
d)
He fell off the ledge of the meeting rock.
6.
5. Why does the Law of the Jungle forbid every beast from killing and eating man?
a)
It forbids killing man because man-killing brings more men with guns.
b)
It forbids killing man because it puts the jungle people in danger.
c)
It forbids killing man because man are harmless creatures.
d)
Both A and B.
7.
6. What came out of the thicket towards the wolf?
a)
Tabaqui
b)
Bagheera
c)
The Man Cub
d)
'Shere Khan
8.
7. What warning does Mother Wolf give to 'Shere Khan?
a)
That the man cub will hunt and kill him one day.
b)
That the man cub will sacrifice himself for the good of the pack.
c)
That the man cub would gather the villagers to see revenge for eating their livestock.
d)
None of the above.
9.
9. What do the following lines from the passage mainly reveal about Tabaqui, the jackal (paragraph 2)?
It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps. They are afraid of him too, because Tabaqui, more than anyone else in the jungle, is apt to go mad, and then he forgets that he was ever afraid of anyone, and runs through the forest biting everything in his way. Even the tiger hides when little Tabaqui goes mad, for madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature.
a)
He is always angry and grumpy, so the other animals are afraid of him.
b)
He cannot defend himself, but uses tricks to make the tiger his ally.
c)
He sometimes goes crazy, so the other animals avoid him.
d)
He uses the fact that he is small and defenseless to his advantage.
10.
10. Which sentence from this excerpt best supports the idea that Mowgli will become a part of the wolf’s family?
a)
“Father Wolf waited till his cubs could run a little, and then on the night of the Pack meeting took them and Mowgli and Mother Wolf to the Council Rock…”
b)
“Directly in front of him, holding on by a low branch, stood a naked baby who could just walk—as soft and dimpled a little thing as ever came to a wolf’s cave at night.”
c)
“...though Father Wolf’s jaws closed right on the child’s back not a tooth even scratched the skin, as he laid it down among the cubs.”
d)
“The baby was pushing his way between the cubs to get close to the warm hide.”
11.
11. What information mainly does the following passage convey (paragraph 20)?
The Law of the Jungle, which never orders anything without a reason, forbids every beast to eat Man except when he is killing to show his children how to kill, and then he must hunt outside the hunting-grounds of his pack or tribe. The real reason for this is that man-killing means, sooner or later, the arrival of white men on elephants, with guns, and hundreds of brown men with gongs and rockets and torches. Then everybody in the jungle suffers. The reason the beasts give among themselves is that Man is the weakest and most defenseless of all living things…”
a)
It shows how animals live in an ordered society with Man at the top.
b)
It argues that Man and animals cannot live alongside one another.
c)
It says that animals rely on pure impulse and physical drive.
d)
It claims that the animals have rule and order in the jungle.
12.
12. Which of the following selections best describes the tiger, Shere Khan?
a)
He is angry because the other animals in the jungle shun him.
b)
He is used to getting his own way, because most animals respect him.
c)
He is mean, but this may be because he is bitter about his injury.
d)
He is the king of the jungle who brings all the other animals together.
13.
13. What does Mother Wolf name the man cub?
a)
Mowgli, the Man Cub
b)
Nathoo, the Forgotten
c)
Mowgli, the Monkey boy
d)
Mowgli, the Frog
14.
14.Who speaks up for Mowgli during the Pack meeting?
a)
Baloo/Bagheera
b)
Kaa/Rann
c)
Baloo/Tabaqui
d)
Baloo/'Shere Khan
15.
15. Why is Baloo the only creature allowed at the pack council?
a)
Baloo was chosen by the Wolf pack to be the spokes person for the other animals of the Jungle.
b)
Baloo saved Akela's cubs from 'Shere Khan's clutches.
c)
He teaches the wolf cubs the Law of the Jungle.
d)
Baloo and Akela are bestfriends.
16.
16. True or False.
Bagheera warns Mowgli that the pack will turn on him some day in the future, and that he must return to the man village.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
17. Who are the Bandar-log?
a)
The Jungle People
b)
The Bear People
c)
The Unlawful Monkey-People
d)
The Slivering Snake People
18.
18. True or False. Bagheera and Baloo rewarded Mowgli for playing with the Monkey-people.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
19. Finish the Sentence. "One of the good things about Jungle Law is that punishment settles (a) .
20.
20. Yes or No.
Does Mowgli think he deserves punishment for doing something wrong?
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.
21. What is the name of the city of which the Bandar-Log reside?
a)
The Lost City
b)
The Abandoned City
c)
The Monkey City
d)
All the Above
22.
Two Part Question (#22 and #23)
22. Who do Baloo and Bagheera ask to assist them in rescuing the man cub?
a)
Rann, the Kite
b)
Akela, the Wolfpack Alpha
c)
Kaa, the Snake
d)
None of the above
23.
23. Why did they ask them to assist?
(a)
24.
24. Why don't Jungle people recognize the Monkey people?
a)
They killed and kidnapped a cub from the wolf pack and were banished.
b)
They are considered outcast and have no law.
c)
Kaa ran them out of the jungle.
d)
They refuse to follow the jungle rules.
25.
25. What are the Master Words for the Jungle people? Hint: " Ye and I"
(a)
26.
26. What did Kaa do in front of the Monkeys that caused them to be in a trance?
a)
His eyes put them under a deep spell
b)
The Python's Dance
c)
He used his long body to squeeze them to death.
d)
He didn't put them in a trance.
27.
27. Why did Mowgli go to the Man Village?
a)
Because he wanted to know where he came from.
b)
Because he was banished from the pack.
c)
Because he was looking for 'Shere Khan.
d)
Because one of his brothers ran away.
28.
28. What was Mowgli's adopted mother's name?
a)
Messua
b)
Akela
c)
Mother Wolf
d)
He didn't have an adopted mother.
29.
29. Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to Question 12?
a)
“‘Faugh! Are there not enough beetles and frogs in the tanks that he must eat Man—and on our ground too!’”
b)
“‘His mother did not call him Lungri [the Lame One] for nothing,’ said Mother Wolf, quietly. ‘He has been lame in one foot from his birth.’”
c)
“‘The cub is mine, and to my teeth he will come in the end, O bush-tailed thieves.’”
d)
“‘For a wolf, no,’ said Tabaqui; ‘but for so mean a person as myself a dry bone is a good feast.’”
30.
30. Which of the following statements best explains why Shere Khan comes to the wolves’ cave?
a)
He tries to fight with the wolves because they injured him.
b)
He wants the wolves to help him hunt the man cub.
c)
He is searching for the man cub who wandered into the cave.
d)
He is looking for his nemesis, Tabaqui the jackal.
31.
31. Which sentences from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to Question 30?
a)
“‘And it is I, Raksha [the Demon], who answer. The man’s cub is mine, Lungri…’”
b)
“‘My quarry. A man’s cub went this way,’ said Shere Khan.”
c)
“Each dog barks in his own yard! We will see what the Pack will say to this fostering of man-cubs.”
d)
“‘The wolves are a free people,’ said Father Wolf. ‘They take orders from the Head of the Pack, and not from any striped cattle-killer.’”
32.
32. What does Messua (Mowgli's adopted mother) call him when she first takes him in?
a)
Malachi
b)
Jakobi
c)
Wainganga
d)
Nathoo
33.
33. What happened to her son?
a)
He, too, was carried away into the jungle by a great tiger.
b)
He drowned in the Wainganga river
c)
The Village leader sacrificed him since he was he first born.
d)
She never had a son
34.
34. Which wolf comes to visit Mowgli and gives him a message about 'Shere Khan?
a)
Father Wolf
b)
Gray Brother
c)
Akela
d)
Mother Wolf
35.
35. Was Mowgli accepted s a member of the Pack after he returned with the skin of 'Shere Khan?
a)
No
b)
Yes
36.
Based on the text provided, determine the meaning of the vocabulary term. (Context Clues -- #36-#40)
36. "Now the Law of the Jungle lays down that if there is any dispute as to the right of a cub to be accepted by the Pack, he must be spoken for by at least two members of the Pack who are not his father and mother."
The word Dispute means ....
a)
To push forward quickly and with force
b)
A disagreement or argumet
c)
Lacking good sense or judgement
d)
Terrible, unbearable pain
37.
37. ""My head ringing like a bee-tree," said a sullen voice over their heads, and Mowgli slid down a tree-trunk, very angry and indignant, adding, as he reached the ground: "I come for Bagheera and not for thee, fat old baloo!""
The word indignant means ....
a)
Lack of respect
b)
Showing a strong dislike of someone or something
c)
Showing or feeling anger about something that is wrong
d)
The feeling of being lonely
38.
38. "Unless and until they drop him from the branches in sports, or kill him out of idleness, I have no fear for the man-cub. He is wise and well-taught, and, above all, he has the eyes that make the Jungle People afraid."
The word Idleness means ....
a)
Not being active or used
b)
The skill in Deception or craftiness
c)
To hate or dislike intensely
d)
To speak with hesitation
39.
39. "It is full time that boy went to herding," said the head-man, while Buldeo puffed and snorted at Mowgli's impertinence."
The word Impertinence means .....
a)
To move heavily or clumsily
b)
Very lonely or sad
c)
To intrude or interfere
d)
Rudeness; lack of respect
40.
40. "At last Mowgli rounded up the bewildered herd at the head of the ravine on a grassy patch that sloped steeply down to the ravine itself."
The word bewildered means ....
a)
To remove from office or position of power
b)
Playful recklessness or misbehavior
c)
To confuse or perplex
d)
To fight or struggle in a confused or disorderly manner
41.
BONUS QUESTION
Who is the author of the Jungle Book?
a)
Edgar Allan Poe
b)
Langston Hughes
c)
Rudyard Kipling
d)
Yoshiko Uchida
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