WorksheetsAnimal Farm
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is an example of propaganda being used in Animal Farm?
Squealer tells the animals they have found documents proving Snowball was a traitor.
Squealer makes the dogs growl at the animals.
Napoleon starts living in the farmhouse.
The Seven Commandments are changed without the animals realising.
Why does Squealer spend so much time with the sheep?
He wants to make them work harder.
He wants to teach them how to read and write.
He is teaching them a new song.
He is teaching them to chase the animals.
Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution, but also a broader comment on... (Choose TWO)
Communism
political power
totalitarianism
farmers
Who starts the idea of rebellion?
Farmer Jones starts the idea of the rebellion.
Old Major starts the idea of a rebellion.
The pigs start the idea of the rebellion.
The horses start the idea of the rebellion.
What kind of narrator does 'Animal Farm' have?
Animal Farm has an omniscient narrator.
Animal Farm has a third person narrator.
Animal Farm has a first person narrator.
Animal Farm is narrated by George Orwell.
Who does Farmer Jones represent from the Russian Revolution?
Stalin
Lenin
Tsar Nicolas II
Ordinary Russian people
What is the correct definition of 'liberty?'
Someone controlling your life.
The freedom to share your opinions with everyone.
The freedom to make your own decisions in life without anyone else's control.
The freedom to make decisions about everyone's life.
What is an allegory?
An allegory is a hidden meaning in a story.
An allegory is a symbol found in a poem or story.
An allegory is a story with a moral.
An allegory is story, picture or poem which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
What is 'totalitarianism?'
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with one person in charge.
Totalitarianism is a shared system of government where society are told what to do.
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with more than one person in charge.
Totalitarianism is a central system of government with no-one in charge.
Why does Old Major say he can be trusted (Ethos)?
Old Major is a pig.
Old Major has lived on the farm for a long time.
Old Major has seen a rebellion happen before.
Old Major is the most powerful animal on the farm.
Who does Old Major blame for the poor lives the animals are forced to live?
Old Major blames the pigs for the poor living conditions.
Old Major blames Farmer Jones for the poor living conditions.
Old Major blames humans for the poor living conditions.
Old Major blames all of the animals for the poor living conditions.
What example does Old Major give of humans being tyrants?
Man treats animals badly by causing them pain all the time.
Man benefits from animals' hard work whilst he does nothing.
Man steals from animals.
Man does not feed the animals or give them shelter.
Why do the pigs become the most powerful?
The pigs are the most intelligent animals on the farm.
The pigs are the scariest animals on the farm.
The pigs are the oldest animals on the farm.
The pigs are the hardest workers on the farm.
What is Squealer's skill?
Squealer is excellent at working hard.
Squealer is excellent at following orders.
Squealer is excellent at persuading people to believe anything.
Squealer is excellent at giving orders.
Why did the pigs rename the farm to 'Animal Farm?' (More than one correct answer)
The pigs renamed the farm because they didn't like the name 'Manor Farm.'
The pigs renamed the farm because it showed they had control over the farm.
The pigs renamed the farm because they thought it would be easier to remember.
The pigs renamed the farm to show off the power they now had.
What happened to the milk?
The milk had been stolen by farmers.
The milk had been being mixed into the mash for the pigs.
The milk had been left and curdled.
The milk was being shared amongst the animals.
Who used to interrupt Snowball's speeches?
Napoleon
Squealer
The sheep
Boxer
What was the major thing Snowball and Napoleon disagreed on?
Defence of the farm
The windmill
Whether to educate the animals
Who should be in charge
What happens to Boxer?
The pigs hurt Boxer when he is not working hard enough.
Boxer hurts himself by falling over.
Boxer gets injured while he is working hard on the farm.
Boxer is told to stop working.
What happens to the windmill?
The storm destroys the windmill.
Napoleon tells the animals to stop building the windmill.
The animals destroy the windmill.
The farmers come and destroy the windmill.
