The Jungle Book

Penguin Readers Answer Key

The Jungle Book Answers to Book activities 1 a

places: cave jungle moon noises: roar scream

b law growing skin become trouble c pack leader touch hunt 2 Open answer 3 a He is a boy, but the name Mowgli means ‘frog’. b Shere Khan wants to eat him, but he can’t. c Bagheera and Baloo. d The young wolves do not want a mancub in the Pack. And they hate him because they cannot look into his eyes. e The Red Flower is fire, and animals are afraid of fire. 4–5 Open answers 6 a a black panther b a bear c monkeys d a bird e a snake 7 a the Bandarlog b Chil c Kaa d Baloo 8–9 Open answers 10 a a herd of cattle, the bank of a river the ghost of a dead animal b land of mountains and rivers c Nobody 11 a Nathoo is Messua’s son. b Old Buldeo is the village hunter. c Rama is a buffalo bull. d Shere Khan dies when the buffaloes kill him. e

At the end of the story, Mowgli lives with his wolf family. 12–16 Open answers

(b) (i) and eat Man. (c) (iv) the father wolf has to bring them in front of the pack. (d) (v) two other wolves have to speak for it. (e)(ii) another animal can buy that cub. 3 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h)

Mother Wolf to Mowgli Mowgli to Bagheera Bagheera to Mowgli The young wolves to Akela Akela to the young wolves Shere Khan to the young wolves Mowgli to the young wolves Mowgli to Shere Khan

(i) Mowgli to Bagheera 4 Open answers Chapters 3–4 1 The correct order is: (c) Baloo taught Mowgli the language of the jungle. (f) The monkeys took Mowgli up into the trees. (b) Bagheera climbed but could not follow the monkeys to the top of the trees. (e) Mowgli called to Chil. (a) Bagheera and Baloo went to see Kaa because he could dimb to the top of the trees. (d) Chil told Bagheera, Baloo and Kaa where Mowgli was. 2 (a) friends (b) boy (c) city (d) sky (e) walls (f) houses (g) roads (h) food (i) (j) (k) 3 (a) (b)

trees building moonlight Bagheera and Kaa Kaa

■ Communicative activities

(c) Bagheera (d) some monkeys (e) Mowgli

Open answers

(f) Bagheera

■ Student’s activities

(g) Baloo (h) some monkeys (i) Kaa

Answers to Factsheet activities

Activities before reading the book Open answers

(j) some monkeys

Activities while reading the book

(k) Kaa (I) some snakes (m)Kaa

Chapters 1–2 1 (a) (vii) the tiger (b) (iii) the jungle dog (c) (v) the man-cub (d) (vi) (e) (iv) (f) (ii) (g) (i)

the mother wolf the leader of the pack the brown bear the black panther

2 (a)(iii) its hunting grounds.

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(n) Mowgli (o) Kaa (p) some monkeys, Baloo, Bagheera (q) Mowgli (r) Baloo (s) Bagheera (t) Bagheera

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ELEMENTARY

Chapters 5–6 1 (a) False – it was too near to the jungle. (b) False – they ran away. (c) True – although he was taken away by a tiger, probably Shere Khan. (d) False – although Messua thinks perhaps he is at first. (e) False – he couldn’t speak her language. (f) True (g) False (h) True (i) (j) (k) (I)

True False – Grey Brother killed Tabaqui. True – cows and bulls True

2 (a) (viii)The walls were too high. (b)(ix) Under the feet of the buffaloes (c) (iv) Buldeo. (d) (v) He could get a hundred pounds for it. (e) (vii) The villagers started to throw stones at him. (f) (i) Because he was a man. (g) (ii) Because he was a wolf. (h) (iii) Because Mowgli went away. (i) (vi) He will hunt in the jungle with the cubs. Activities after reading the book Open answers

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