Language Arts

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Text Dependent Questions

Directions:

Directions: In columns A, B & C, you are to do the following. Column A answer one question; Column B answer two questions; and Column C answer one question. As a result, you are to answer a total of four questions from Columns A – C. In all cases, these are text dependent questions which means you must go into the text and cite evidence along with the section numbers to complete your answers. Along with citing your evidence and section numbers, you must restate the questions in your answers. Please write all answers on a loose leaf sheet of paper or type.

Column A – C – Example: Reread the first paragraph in section 1. How does Rikki know how to behave in the bungalow? What do Rikki’s actions in this paragraph demonstrate about his attitude toward being there?

Answer: Rikki knows how to behave in the bungalow because his mother used to live in a white man’s house and told him what to do if he ever came across a white man and live in a house (S. 4). Without question, Rikki has a very happy and positive attitude towards being in the bungalow with the family. He is well-behaved because “… every well-brought up mongoose always hopes to be a house mongoose someday….”(S. 4).

Column A

(Part 1)

Answer 1 Question From This Column

1. Reread the first two paragraphs of the text. Name at least four things we know about R-T-T from the outset of the story. Cite details directly from the text including section numbers.

2. How does Rikki come to live in the bungalow? In what ways does Rikki exemplify the curiosity of a true mongoose in his first days in the bungalow? Cite three specific examples from the text & include the section number.

3. What is Rikki’s first impression of the garden? How does this change when he meets Darzee? Quote directly from the text and include the section number.

4. When Rikki-tikki-tavi asks about Nag, “Darzee and his wife only cowered down in the nest without answering” (section 5). Based on what you learned about Nag in the next few sentences, why would Darzee & his wife have cowered. Cite your evidence, section number, and make sure you define cower.

Column B

(Parts 1 & 2)

Answer 2 Questions From This Column

1. How does the family treat Rikki after he kills Karait? Cite specific examples from the text. Still, why can’t Rikki fully enjoy his triumph?

2. What warning does Chuchundra issue to Rikki? How do you know Chuchundra is a coward? Cite specific examples and section number from the text.

3. Reread section 10 in which Nag and Nagaina scheme to kill Teddy and his family. What does this conversation reveal about their differences? Who is the true mastermind? Make sure you cite your evidence, section number, and please answer both questions.

4. In section 13 Rikki claims, … she (Nagaina) will be worse than five Nags…” What does Rikki mean by this and what will make her a tougher nemesis than Nag?

Column C

(Part 2)

Answer 1 Question From This Column

1. Darzee’s wife helps Rikki defeat Nagaina in two ways. What are these two ways? Why is Darzee’s wife wiser than Darzee?

2. What does Nagaina do and say that proves she is an excellent mother?

3. When Teddy’s parents wake Rikki tikki from his sleep following the battle with Nagaina, what does he say? What does this reveal about how he feels about the battle?

Language Arts

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Text Dependent Questions P 3

Directions: In columns A, B & C, you are to answer one question from each column. These are text dependent questions which means you must go into the text and cite evidence along with the section numbers to complete your answers. Along with citing your evidence and section numbers, you must restate the questions in your answers.

Column A

(Part 1)

Answer 1 Question From This Column

1. Reread the first two paragraphs of the text. Name at least four things we know about R-T-T from the outset of the story. Cite details directly from the text including section numbers.

3. What is Rikki’s first impression of the garden? How does this change when he meets Darzee? Quote directly from the text and include the section number. (S 4)

Column B

(Parts 1 & 2)

Answer 1 Questions From This Column

1. How does the family treat Rikki after he kills Karait? Cite specific examples from the text. Still, why can’t Rikki fully enjoy his triumph? ( S. 7 & 8)

2. What warning does Chuchundra issue to Rikki? How do you know Chuchundra is a coward? Cite specific examples and section number from the text. (S. 9)

4. In section 13 Rikki claims, … she (Nagaina) will be worse than five Nags…” What does Rikki mean by this and what will make her a tougher nemesis than Nag?

Column C

(Part 2)

Answer 1 Question From This Column

1. Darzee’s wife helps Rikki defeat Nagaina in two ways. What are these two ways? Why is Darzee’s wife wiser than Darzee?

2. What does Nagaina do and say that proves she is an excellent mother?

3. When Teddy’s parents wake Rikki tikki from his sleep following the battle with Nagaina, what does he say? What does this reveal about how he feels about the battle?

(Entire Story)

Answer 1 Question From This Column

You must answer one of these three questions. You must do this on a separate sheet of paper (it can be a half sheet). MAKE SURE YOU WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE PAPER!!! You do not have to rewrite the sentence or questions, but you must cite at least two pieces of evidence along with the section numbers from the text that proves the follow.

1. Cite at least two pieces of evidence that proves Rikki tikki tavi is ruthless (showing no pity or compassion).

2. Cite at least two pieces of evidence that proves Nagaina is a sympathetic character. (feel sorry for / have compassion for).