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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi word search featuring mongoose, cobra, Nagaina, and other characters from Kipling's story.
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This 21-word word search covers characters and key scenes from Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" for students in Grades 4–6. Hidden words include Nagaina, cobra, mongoose, and bungalow, spanning the plot, setting, and animal characters. Use it as a reading-comprehension activity during or after the story unit, a vocabulary reinforcement, or an adaptation for similar classic-literature lessons.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Literature
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated April 2026

Word List

  • RIKKITIKKITAVI
  • NAG
  • NAGAINA
  • TEDDY
  • ENGLISHMAN
  • KARAIT
  • DARZEE
  • BUNGALOW
  • REVIVED
  • DRAGGLED
  • CUNNINGLY
  • MOURNING
  • CONSOLATION
  • COBRA
  • BROWNSNAKE
  • MONGOOSE
  • TEDDYSMOTHER
  • GARDEN
  • MELONPATCH
  • CHUCHUNDRA
  • CHUA

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