Exploring Animal Farm: Chapters 1-4

Match the animals to images.

• Raven

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• Hen

• 
• Donkey

• 
• Sow

• 
• Mare

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Which animal is known for his strength and hard work on the farm?

• Boxer

• Benjamin

• Mollie

• Clover

What does this passage represent?

• It was impossible for the animals to learn how to read.

• The pigs were unsuccessful in teaching the dogs how to read.

• Some animals learned very little, others were more capable.

• All animals are equal.

Match the words to their definitions.

• A prize for doing something special

• Stallion

• To suffer or die from not having enough food

• Starve

• A strong male horse

• Harvest

• The time to collect plants in a farm

• Medal

• Try

• Attempt

Which animal is described as cynical and rarely laughs?

• Boxer

• Benjamin

• Mollie

• Muriel

"The animals were ​ (a)   as they had never conceived it possible to be. Every mouthful of ​ food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, ​ (b)   by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging ​ (c)   . With the worthless parasitical ​ (d)   beings gone, there was more for everyone to ​ (e)   ."

• happy
• master
• human
• eat
• produced

Based on this passage, we can conclude that...

• The other animals directed and supervised the pigs.

• The pigs didn't work and just studied the books that Mr Jones left on the farm.

• Because they were the oldest animals the pigs were considered to be superior.

• The pigs justified their leadership on the fact that they were more intelligent than the other animals.

Put the events in the correct order:

• Mr. Jones and other farmers try to retake Animal Farm.

• They begin work in the harvest.

• The animals take control of the farm.

• Animals in other farms are inspired by the rebellion.

• The 7 commandments are created.

What role do the pigs take after the rebellion?

• They become the farm’s leaders

• They do all the manual labor

• They guard the gates

• They leave the farm

What does the word "comrade" mean as used by the animals?

• Enemy

• Friend or companion

• Leader

• Worker