Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi

Meet the curious mongoose Rikki-tikki-tavi in this excerpt from the classic tale by Rudyard Kipling. The rich text of this story offers readers an opportunity to practice finding text evidence, sequencing story events, identifying and interpreting figurative language, and determining the meaning of vocabulary in context. Designed for a sixth-grade reading curriculum, this Reading Comprehension: Rikki-tikki-tavi worksheet supports a number of key fiction comprehension skills.