INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
NOTES ON ‘RIP VAN WINKLE’
CLASS: V
I Reference to context
A) Rip felt uncomfortable. The people looked strange and he could not recognize them.
a)
Who looked strange?
b)
Why did they look strange for Rip?
c)
Rip could not recognize them. Why?
d)
How did they react towards Rip?
B) While rambling one fine autumn evening, Rip reached one of the highest parts of the
mountains. He was tired and thirsty.
a)
Among which mountains was Rip rambling?
b)
Why did he go there?
c)
When does his wife scold him?
d)
What did Rip do when he reached the highest part of the mountains?
II Short answer questions (30 -40 words)
a)
Why were all the villagers so fond of Rip Van Winkle?
b)
What was the condition of Rip’s house and farm? Why?
c)
How did Rip change after his adventure with the little old men in the
mountains of Catskill?
d)
Why did Rip tell the story of his trip to the Catskill children on the days that
it thundered?
III Long answer question (80 – 100 words)
How did Rip meet the tiny man? Why did he help him?