Animal Farm Vocabulary Chapter 5

Use Context Clues to decipher the meaning of the underlined word.

“It had come to be accepted that the pigs who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals, should decide all questions of farm policy, though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.”

• Perceived by the eye

• Related to feelings

• Without a doubt

• To record in a ship’s manifest

Use Context Clues to decipher the meaning of the underlined word.

“He talked learnedly about field drains, silage, and basic slag, and had worked out a complicated scheme for all the animals to drop their dung directly in the fields, at a different spot every day, to save the labour of cartage. Napoleon produced no schemes of his own, but said quietly that Snowball’s would come to nothing, and seemed to be biding his time.”

• A plan or design to be followed

• An underhand plot

• A body or system

• A diagram or map

Use Context Clues to decipher the meaning of the underlined word.

“The animals had never heard of anything of this kind before (for the farm was an old-fashioned one and had only the most primitive machinery), and they listened in astonishment while Snowball conjured up pictures of fantastic machines which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation.”

• Being the first in existence

• Early in the history of the world

• Unaffected by civil societies

• Old-fashioned; simple

Use context clues to decipher the meaning of the underlined word.

“When the animals had assembled in the big barn, Snowball stood up and, though occasionally interrupted by bleating from the sheep, set forth his reasons for advocating the building of the windmill. Then Napoleon stood up to reply.”

• To support or argue for something

• To point out the flaws of something

• To provide reasons against something

• To be interrupted by others

Use context clues to decipher the meaning of the underlined word.

There has been a lot of debate among scholars about not assigning homework to students.

• a formal discussion on a particular topic in which opposing arguments are put forward.

• A creative dance that is used to gather support.

• To create a new found love for a topic.

• To remove an important landmark from a controversial area.

Use context clues to decipher the meaning of the underlined word.

He failed the test in spite of all his studying. She went ahead in spite of the snow.

• To leave and never return.

• to hate someone with a passion.

• even

• the creation of a new leader.

We have rather lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college. You will become rich and famous. You will be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.

Which word is a synonym of “lofty”?

• high

• shakey

• small

• lowly

Your plan looks good. I hope it will really work. It’s time to implement it and see if it’s as brilliant as you claim.

An implement means ______________.

• instrument

• take apart

• change

• carry out

It is easy to see my brother's disdain for TikTok. When he sees me dancing, he starts to grumble and leaves the room. What is the best meaning for disdain?

• to have a fear of something

• to have a strong dislike for something

• to listen carefully

• to watch carefully

Friendship is a priceless thing. If Chris put a price, or conditions, on her friendship, it’s no longer priceless. In fact, it’s not real friendship at all!

If something is priceless, __________.

• it has a missing tag

• it has no value

• it has great value

• it is made out of rice