Animal Farm Literal
This character organizes committees and attempts to educate the animals on reading and writing.
Who is Snowball?
These characters represent Stalin and Trotsky
Who are Napoleon and Snowball?
Literally, this animal is skeptical but says little; allegorically, he represents the intelligentsia who resist but do not act.
Who is Benjamin?
He ____________ (jump) over the moon last night
What is jumped?
Make Active:
The final exam was graded by the teacher.
The teacher graded the final exam
This character uses fear tactics and his "army of dogs" to control the other animals
Who is Napoleon?
This animal refuses to do heavy work, enjoys sugar and ribbons, and eventually leaves the farm.
(represents the Bourgeoise)
Who is Mollie?
Literally, the animals fight humans to defend the farm; allegorically, this mirrors the civil war after the Russian Revolution.
What is the Battle of Cowshed?
The cat is ________ (meow) loudly
What is meowing?
Make passive:
The committee approved the new school policy
The new school policy was approved by the committee
Who is Squealer?
Similar to Trotsky, this character e is exiled after being blamed for failures, even though he wanted to improve the farm.
Who is Snowball?
Napoleon says he always disagreed with the windmill, but his true reason was this?
To eventually discredit Snowball (he wants full power)
Fix the parallel structure:
My dogs love to eat, swimming, and sleeping
What is...My dog loves eating, swimming, and sleeping OR My dog loves to eat, to swim, and to sleep
Make Passive:
I have damaged your bicycle
Your bicycle has been damaged
This is how they break up the boulders from the quarry?
What is dragging them up the hill and letting them fall to break?
This represents Stalin’s industrialization plans and how leaders manipulate projects to control people.
What is the windmill?
Literally, Napoleon explains that he reduced the commandments in order to simplify them; but we know that he actually did it because of this
What is to reduce language and critical thought?
Fix the verb tense
Shakespeare wrote many plays that explore themes of love and betrayal
What is... Shakespeare wrote many plays that explored themes of love and betrayal
Make Active:
The brakes were slammed on by her as the car sped downhill
She slammed on the brakes as her car sped downhill
This was the explanation used by Squealer to explain why the pigs are allowed to sleep in the beds
(mention both the reason and the amendment)
What is because they have a harder job so they deserve nicer beds?
AND
What is "no bed with sheets"?
What are the UK (I would also accept Western countries, or capitalist societies) and Germany?
This character represents people or nations that interact with oppressive regimes only for self-interest, not ideology- he trades with Napolean
Who is Mr. Whymper?
Fix the parallel structure:
My sister danced, acts, and performs
What is... My sister dances, acts, and performs OR My sister danced, acted, and performed
Make Active: (kinda tricky!!)
By then, the sound track will have been completely remixed by the sound engineers
By then, the sound engineer will have completely remixed the soundtrack