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WorksheetsAnimal Farm Chapters 1-6
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Where does this story take place?
At a zoo
On a farm
In a city
Major describes the current life of animals as
happy
miserable
unimportant
How do the animals feel about Major?
The animals make fun of Major.
The animals ignore Major.
The animals respect Major.
Who does Major say is responsible for the animals' conditions?
Pigs.
Man.
Cows.
What does Major mean when he says "no animal escapes the cruel knife?"
The farmer will kill all the animals.
Knives are dangerous.
Animals are slow.
What effect did Major's speech have on the more intelligent animals?
They began to write more songs.
They looked at life in a very different way.
They decided to stop working.
Which animals begin teaching the others?
The pigs.
The cows.
The horses.
Why did the cows break into the storeshed?
They wanted more air.
Mr. Jones asked them to.
They were hungry.
What didn't Mr. Jones do?
Pay his bills.
Feed the animals.
Read the newspaper.
What did the animals do to Mr. Jones and his men?
Had a party for them.
Locked them in the house.
Kicked them off the farm.
What did the animals destroy?
The straw they ate?
The farmhouse where the Jones family lived.
Things that remind them of Mr. Jones' power.
Why does Snowball tell Mollie she cannot wear ribbons?
Ribbons symbolize slavery.
Ribbons are bad for a horse's health.
All the ribbons were taken by Jones and his wife.
What did Squealer do that was so convincing to the other animals?
Move his tail.
Use pictures and diagrams.
Talk very loudly.
Which animal leaves the farm with the humans?
Bluebell the dog.
Moses the raven.
Benjamin the donkey.
What impressed the animals about the Jones' house?
There was beer in the cellar.
It was so clean.
The luxury.
What ability do the pigs "reveal" that they have?
They can fly.
They can read and write.
They can play piano.
What was the problem with the farm tools?
They were broken.
They were made for human hands.
The animals had burned them.
Why did Boxer ask the cockerels to call him a half hour early in the morning?
It takes him a long time to get ready.
He is a heavy sleeper.
He wanted to do more work.
Snowball's committees and programs were not very successful except for which one?
Egg Production Committee
Clean Tails League
Reading and writing classes
Why did the animals enjoy their food more?
The animals produced it for themselves.
Muriel is a better cook than Mr. Jones.
They were able to drink milk with their meals.
Where do you find the pictures of a hoof and horn?
On the barn.
On the sign for the farm.
On the new flag.
Who enjoyed the slogan "Four legs good, two legs bad," the most?
The sheep
Boxer
Muriel
Who takes the puppies away for an education?
Boxer
Napoleon
Snowball
What happened to the milk and apples?
The pigs took them to eat.
The sheep took them to sell.
Mr. Jones destroyed them.
What does Squealer say to make the animals afraid?
If the pigs aren't healthy, Mr. Jones will come back.
If the animals don't work hard, they will be hungry.
If the animals eat the milk and apples, they will get sick.
Which is the closest meaning to, "Snowball flung his fifteen stone against Jones' legs."
Threw fifteen small stones at Jones.
Rain into Jones with his heavy weight.
Threw Jones' bullets back at him.
There is a description of animals on the farms: "Bulls which had always been tractable suddenly turned savage, sheep broke down hedges and devoured clover, cows kicked the pails over, hunters refused their fences and shot their rides on to the other side. Above all, the tune and even the words of Beasts of England were known everywhere." What are these examples of?
Other animals' rebelliousness
Other animals' calmness
Other animals' apathy
In the first paragraph, the pigeons were sent out to mingle with the animals on neighboring farms. To "mingle" probably means:
marry
mix with
destroy
fight
What "department" of the government of Animal Farm did the pigeons work for?
Foreign affairs
Defense
Education
Propaganda
"'Beasts of England" was irrepressible." From the context "irrepressible" means:
Not repressed
Difficult to stop
Free from oppression.
What happened to Mollie?
She was killed by Mr. Jones
She betrayed Animal Farm and went to work for humans.
She began her own revolution in which all animals get sugar.
"In January there came bitterly hard weather." This sentence implies:
The weather didn't taste good.
The weather was very firm.
The weather made it difficult to live.
What would be the benefit of a windmill, according to Snowball?
Wing would make the farm cooler.
Electricity would make life easier.
It could be used as a new place to sleep.
What did Napoleon say at first about the windmill?
It is a good idea.
Food production is more important.
It will be difficult to accomplish.
In chapter 5, besides the windmill, on what issue do Napoleon and Snowball disagree?
Defense of the farm.
Housing.
Egg laying.
What does Squealer accuse Snowball of?
Being lazy.
Being no better than a criminal.
Speaking too much.
What stopped the other pigs' protests?
The animals' applause
The dogs' growling
Napoleon's shouting
What did Napoleon cancel?
Sunday meetings
The windmill plans
Singing "Beasts of England"
How is farm life for the animals different in chapter 6?
The animals work harder and harder and many things aren't finished.
It is easier than before, with much food and free time.
Nothing has changed.
Why was the windmill difficult to build?
The animals don't work very hard.
Snowball is trying to slow them down.
The stones are large and the weather is bad.
Usually when something is voluntary you...
must do it
may do it only if you wish
must not do it
What happens on Animal Farm if the animals do not do the voluntary work?
They are not allowed to attend Sunday meetings.
Half of their food is taken away.
They must apologize.
Napoleon decides to trade with human beings. Which of the following does this contradict?
The Seven Commandments
Major's speech
Mr. Whymper's advice
How does Squealer explain that it is not against the Seven Commandments for pigs to sleep in beds?
There is no rule that mentions beds.
Pigs do not need to follow the rules
The rule is against sheets, not beds
Why can't animals remember their resolutions?
There are too many to remember.
The human beings try to confuse them.
No one has his or her own written copy.
Who does Napoleon blame for the destruction of the windmill?
Mr. Jones
Boxer
Snowball
