Q.I.
In each of the following questions, tick the correct option:
1. What kind of animal is Rikki-Tikki-Tavi?
a. a cat
b. a muskrat
c. a tailor bird
d. a mongoose
2. Why was Rikki- Tikki taken home by Teddy and his parents?
a. Darzee tells Rikki about his lost baby
b. The snake attacks Teddy
c. A summer flood washes Rikki out of his burrow
d. Rikki – Tikki eats a banana in the veranda
3. Rikki Tikki-Tavi is all of these except
a. courageous
b. lazy
c. happy
d. curious
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4. Why was Darzee upset with Nag?
a. Nag spreads rumours about Darzee
b. Nag was rude to Darzee
c. Nag ate fledglings out of the nest of Darzee and his wife
d. Nag ate Darzee’s dinner
5. Who is Nag’s wicked wife?
a. Karait
b. Nagaina
c. Darzee
d. Chuchundra
6. Rikki – Tikki hunts down Nagaina mainly because
a. she plans to attack Teddy and Rikki – Tikki.
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.
7. Which character claims itself to be death?
a. Nag
b. Teddy
c. Karait
d. Darzee
8. After Rikki-Tikki kills Karait, how does he feel?
a. confident
b. annoyed
c. jealous
d. defeated
9. How did Rikki Tikki learn to fight snakes?
a. Teddy had taught him how to fight them.
b.He had practiced on small, harmless snakes.
c. The garden birds taught him how to fight it.
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d.He knew instinctively how to fight them.
10. Which statement best describes Rikki- Tikki’s character?
a. Fierce and blood – thirsty
b. Cautious and selfish
c. Loving and shy
d. Brave and loyal
11. Who is the author of this story?
a. Edward Bloor
b. Rudyard Kipling
c. Edgar Allen Poe
d. Langston Hughes
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