"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" Quiz, Inference Worksheet, Vocabulary Games, and Answer Keys

Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, sharpen critical thinking skills, and maximize interest in works of fiction with this bundle of materials for teaching Rudyard Kipling’s short story “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,” from The Jungle Book. A plot-based quiz, close reading inference worksheet, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Choose the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences
• Infer the intended effects of the authors’ word choices and narrative techniques
• Discern the functions of given details and characters
• Describe tone in context
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast Rikki-tikki-tavi and the cobras, Nag and Nagaina
• Apply knowledge of literary devices with emphasis on foreshadowing, hyperbole, invective, onomatopoeia, situational irony, and more
• Conduct brief research on the Hindu god Brahm to connect the allusion to setting
• Reflect on themes in context
• Articulate whether the protagonist’s killing of baby snakes is justified or not
• Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning
• Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy
• Come to class better prepared to discuss literature