Animal Farm - Final Test
Authored by Michelle McKiernan
English
7th - 8th Grade
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This quiz comprehensively assesses middle school students' understanding of George Orwell's *Animal Farm*, focusing on character identification, plot comprehension, and thematic analysis. The questions target 7th-8th grade reading comprehension skills, requiring students to demonstrate knowledge of major characters like Napoleon, Boxer, and Squealer, as well as significant plot events including the windmill's construction and destruction, the changing commandments, and Boxer's tragic fate. Students must understand the novel's allegorical elements, particularly how the pigs' gradual corruption mirrors totalitarian regimes, and analyze key themes such as propaganda, power abuse, and the manipulation of truth. The assessment demands both factual recall and deeper comprehension of how Orwell uses the farm setting to critique political systems and explore the dangers of unchecked authority. Created by Michelle McKiernan, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7-8. This comprehensive final assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, from summative evaluation of novel comprehension to review preparation for standardized assessments. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a culminating activity after completing the novel study unit, as a practice test to help students prepare for final exams, or as a diagnostic tool to identify areas where students need additional support before moving on to related texts or writing assignments. The quiz effectively supports Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 for analyzing character interactions and plot development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2 for determining themes and analyzing their development throughout the text.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A cart horse on whose strength & work the farm depends; dedicated to the leadership's goals.
Boxer
Snowball
Napleon
Clover
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A raven who entices the animals with tales of Sugarcandy Mountain, a better life to come.
Mr. Jones
Mollie
Moses
Squealer
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The pig who eventually takes credit for planning the windmill.
Snowball
Minimus
Napoleon
Squealer
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Why is the song "Beasts of England" banned from the farm?
It speaks of rebellion & the rebellion is over
It is a happy song and the animals don't need to be happy.
It ridicules Napoleon, their respected leader of the farm
It is an unhappy song and the animals don't need to be sad It is an unhappy song and the animals don't need to be sad Q6
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
One of the first violations of the commandments is when the pigs
take the hens' eggs.
chase Snowball off the farm.
trade with humans.
get all the milk and apples.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.W.7.9A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Who carries out a rebellion against Napoleon?
the hens
Clover
Snowball
the four young porker pigs
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A local solicitor who serves an an intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world.
Mr. Jones
Mr. Whymper
Mr. Pilkington
Mr. Frederick
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.3
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