ANIMAL FARM
NAME _________________________________________
GRADE ________________________________________
ANIMAL FARM
MATCHING:
1. Old Major
_____ the second leader of the pigs
2. Boxer
_____ the hard working horse
3. Snowball
_____ the donkey
4. Napoleon
_____ the trade merchant
5. Squealer
_____ the original owner
6. Red Lion
_____ the new name of the farm
7. Farmer Jones
_____ the original leader of the revolution
8. Benjamin
_____ the right hand pig of Napoleon
9. Mr. Whimper
_____ the pig with the original idea of the windmill
10. Animal Farm
_____ a bar in town
Short Answer:
1. The cartoon was based on the novel by ____________________________________.
2. The setting of the film Animal Farm is _____________________________________
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3. Who was the owner of Manor Farm? _______________________________________
4. Why was there such a problem at Manor Farm? ______________________________
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5. What was the incident which started to make the animals think about their life on the farm?
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6. What was the gist of the speech made by Old Major? __________________________
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7. Complete the following: “When you have got rid of Jones, don’t take on his
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8. Fill in the blank: “All animals are ___________________________.”
9. What happened to Old Major after his speech? _______________________________
10. When did the animals revolt? ____________________________________________
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11. Who led the revolt? ____________________________________________________
12. How did Farmer Jones attempt to save his farm from a takeover by the animals? ____
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13. How did the animals defend themselves from the attack? ______________________
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14. Name one of the casualties. ______________________________________________
15. What were some of the first things the animals did? ___________________________
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16. Who entered the house first? _____________________________________________
17. Did the animals decide to use the house? ___________________________________
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18. What was the new name of the farm? ______________________________________
19. What were the five guiding principles of the revolution that would apply to all the animals?
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20. Who began to dominate farm life? ________________________________________
21. Who was Squealer? ____________________________________________________
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22. What was the special job that the birds were to do under order from the pigs? ______
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23. How were the birds received at the other farms? _____________________________
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24. Why did Mr. Jones and his friends not do anything about the farm? ______________
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25. What problem did Snowball solve? ________________________________________
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26. What was Napoleon raising without anyone knowing? _________________________
27. How did Napoleon react to Snowball’s plan? ________________________________
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28. Complete the following: “Snowball was killed by Napoleon’s _____________.”
29. Napoleon lied about the death of Snowball. He indicated that Snowball was a traitor and was
planning to return ____________________ to power.
30. Who ate most of the food? _______________________________________________
31. How were the pigs discovered? ___________________________________________
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32. What was the new slogan about the beds? ___________________________________
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33. How did the shopkeeper help the animals? __________________________________
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34. How was the chicken uprising dealt with? __________________________________
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35. What new slogan justified the death of the chickens and their supporters? _________
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36. Who warned the animals that an attack was imminent? ________________________
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37. What did Farmer Jones bring with him when the others invaded the farm? _________
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38. What had the animals done to surprise the attackers? __________________________
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39. _____ T/F Napoleon led the revolt.
40. What major structure on the farm was destroyed? ____________________________
41. Who worked hardest of all to replace the windmill? ___________________________
42. While the animals worked, what did the pigs do? _____________________________
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43. Boxer’s leg had been hurt during the revolt. Where was Boxer sent? _____________
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44. How did the animals learn of Boxer’s fate? _________________________________
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45. What did Squealer say about Boxer’s last words? Did he tell the truth? ___________
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46. The animals were no better off with the pigs as leaders as when Farmer Jones was in charge.
What did the animals do? _________________________________________
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47. What new slogan replaced “All animals are equal”? ___________________________
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48. What happened when word of pigs on two legs spread through the farms? _________
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49. Benjamin looked in on the pigs and he imagined he saw _______________________.
50. What did the animals realize? ____________________________________________
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51. Why didn’t the dogs help the pigs? ________________________________________
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Longer Assignment Pick one of the following topics and develop a well thought out
composition.
1. George Orwell believed that all revolutions were doomed to failure. Research Orwell’s life
and determine what made him believe this premise.
2. Orwell says that those in power abuse their power for their own benefit. Research leaders
through history and show how Orwell’s premise was probably true.
3. What do you think happened to the animals after their revolt against the pigs?