Rikki-tikki-tavi Review Created by Educational Technology Network. www.edtechnetwork.com 2009

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This word means, brave and determined. What is valiant?

What is b. give reasons for? The word explain means: have knowledge of b. give reasons for c. correct What is b. give reasons for?

What is by a summer flood? This was how Rikki-tikki-tavi found at the beginning of the story. What is by a summer flood?

Which of the following is the major source of conflict in the story? (Choose the best answer.) Nag and Nagaina eat Darzee’s eggs. Nag and Nagaina want to kill the family. Teddy’s mom does not want to keep Rikki-tikki Darzee and his wife build their nest somewhere high. What is b) Nag and Nagaina want to kill the family?

This is the kind of bird that Darzee is. What is a taylor-bird?

This word means comfort. What is consolation?

The word advance means: move forward b. obvious c. capable What is a. move forward?

This is what caused the war in the story. What is the cobras wanting to kill Rikki-tikki before he kills them?

Which of the following statements about conflict is true about the story? (Choose the best answer.) Conflict happens when one sees a threat to ones way of life. Conflict happens when ones feelings are hurt. Conflict happens when it is beyond ones control. Conflict is healthy for everyone. What is a) Conflict happens when one sees a threat to ones way of life?

What is Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki tchk? This is Rikki-tikki’s war-cry. What is Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki tchk?

What word means crouched and trembled in fear? What is cowered?

The word similar means: Identical b. basic c. almost alike What is c. almost alike?

What is Rikki-tikki knows instinctively how to fight them? This is the reason why Rikki-tikki is not afraid of fighting snakes. What is Rikki-tikki knows instinctively how to fight them?

Who is Rikki-tikki-tavi? Which character said, “This is a splendid hunting-ground”? Who is Rikki-tikki-tavi?

Which character said, “Be careful. I am death”? Who is Karait?

What word means enormously? What is immensely?

What is c. the reason for a character’s behavior? The word motive means: a. happy or excited b. sad or disapointed c. the reason for a character’s behavior What is c. the reason for a character’s behavior?

This is why Darzee’s wife and Nagaina are similar. What is they both take action when their husbands fail?

Which character said, “Those who kill snakes get killed by snakes”? Who is Chuchundra?

Which character said, “Nag is dead– is dead—is dead”? Who is Darzee?

What is b. important? The word significant means: spectacular b. important c. related What is b. important?

This is how the narrator makes the animal characters seem human. What is telling how the animals have strong loyalties and conflicts?

This is what nationality the author Rudyard Kipling was. What is British?

This was Darzee’s motivation for helping Rikki-tikki. What is to help protect the garden and his wife and future eggs as well as get revenge on Nag?

This character was the antagonist of the story, while this character was the protagonist. Who is Nag or Nagaina (antogonists) and who is Rikki-tikki-tavi (protagonists)?