Name: _____________________________
Teacher: ____________________________
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Date:_______________________________
Binder Section: Current unit
“Rikki-Tikki-Tavi”
Literary Elements Activity Packet
Link to video: https://goo.gl/9PD4T5 (capitalization matters)
Part I—Characters
Match the characters on the left with their proper descriptions on the right, then answer the multiple
choice questions below.
____Nag
A. Likes to sing songs, and sometimes annoys Rikki-tikki
____Rikki-tikki-tavi
B. Wants to kill the humans so the bungalow will be empty
____Chuchundra
C. A deadly brown snakeling; killed by Rikki-tikki
____Teddy
D. Distracts Nagaina while Rikki-tikki destroys her eggs
____Darzee
E. A cobra who is shot by Teddy’s father in the bathroom
____Mother
F. The character whose motto is, “Run and Find Out”
____Father
G. Saves Teddy from Nagaina by pulling him across the table
____Nagaina
H. A very humble muskrat who gives Rikki-tikki helpful information
____Darzee’s Wife
I. This character is afraid Rikki-tikki might bite Teddy
____Karait
J. Rikki-tikki trades an egg to save this character from Nagaina
What type of character is Rikki-tikki-tavi?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stock Character
Antagonist
Protagonist
Flat Character
What type of characters are Nag and Nagaina?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Round Characters
Dynamic Characters
Antagonists
Stock Characters
What type of character is Teddy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Protagonist
Flat Character
Round Character
Dynamic Character
Part II—Plot
Fill in the plot diagrams below with events from the story. (Place the letters next to each event on the
related lines next to the diagrams.)
For Model 1:
A. Rikki-tikki-tavi follows Nagaina into her hole
B. Rikki-tikki-tavi fights Nag in the bathroom
C. Rikki-tikki-tavi defeats Nagaina, and the garden is peaceful again
D. Rikki-tikki-tavi washes into the bungalow garden after a summer storm
E. Rikki-tikki-tavi faces off with Nagaina at the breakfast table
True or False—This plot line is chronological?
True
False
(circle your answer)
Part III—Time, Location, and Circumstances (We didn’t talk about setting but use what you remember
from last year. Setting is the Time, Location, Circumstances of the story).
Answer the questions below in your own words.
In the text story, when Rikki-tikki first enters the garden, the readers get the following passage:
“It was a large garden, only half-cultivated, with bushes, as big as summerhouses, of Marshal Niel roses,
lime and orange trees, clumps of bamboos, and thickets of high grass…from the thick grass at the foot of the
bush there came a low hiss—a horrid, cold sound that made Rikki-tikki jump back two clear feet.”
What part of the plot model does this represent?
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Climax
D. Resolution
What other literary element does this represent?
A. Theme
B. Plot
C. Point of View
D. Setting
What effect does this setting have on the mood or tone of the story?
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What effect does this setting have on the actions of the characters? (consider the garden)
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What effect doest this setting have on the plot of the story? Consider, would the story happen without the
setting?
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Based on the setting described in the first lines above, draw your own picture of the setting. Remember, you
can only draw what is mentioned in those lines!
What were you trying to show in your drawing?
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Part IV—Big Ideas
Answer the questions below in your own words.
When the story ends by saying, “Rikki-tikki had a right to be proud of himself; but he did not grow too
proud…” the author is sharing one possible ___________________ , or moral, for this story. (we didn’t talk
about this in class but take a guess with what you know from your Summer reading assignment and last year’s
work.
What lesson could be taught by the quote above?
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How do you know that this is the intended lesson?
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List any phrases or sayings you’ve heard before that might relate to the theme you wrote above.
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Part V—Conflict
Find one or more examples of each type of conflict present in The “Rikki-tikki-tavi”, and write it down in
the table below. (Remember, since he is personified, or given human traits, you can consider Rikki-tikkitavi as “Man” in the conflict types below.)
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. The Unknown
Man vs. Society
Which type of conflict do you think is the most dramatic and interesting in this story, and WHY?
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On a scale of one to ten (one being horrible and ten being excellent), please give “Rikki-tikki-tavi” a rating and
explain why you rated it that way.______________________________________________________________
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