Word Detectives
“The pigs, who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals...” Manifestly means:
A. secretly
B. obviously
C. barely
D. supposedly
B. Obviously
Which detail best supports the inference that Mollie cares more about comfort than the Rebellion?
A. She hides sugar and ribbons under her straw
B. She looks at her reflection in the pond
C. She learns to write her name
D. She sings the loudest
A. She hides sugar and ribbons under her straw
When the the author gives human qualities to something that is not human, that is:
A. dramatic irony
B. a simile
C. a flashback
D. personification
D. personification
Boxer worked in the fields.
What is the object of the preposition? How do you know?
fields (in + what? = fields)
Finish Dr. Fritz’s sentence: To find the _______, ask Subject + verb what? or whom?.
Direct Object
The root uni- means one. When the animals vote unanimously, they:
A. all agree
B. mostly agree
C. vote twice
D. refuse to vote
A. All agree
Snowball: “War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.”
Boxer: “I have no wish to take life, not even human life.”
What can you infer?
A. Boxer is gentler than Snowball
B. Snowball fears humans
C. Boxer wants revenge
D. They agree completely
A. Boxer is gentler than Snowball
Orwell tells us Snowball studied a book about Julius Caesar’s campaigns. A reference to a real person or event from history is called:
A. an allusion
B. an illusion
C. alliteration
D. hyperbole
A. An allusion
Napoleon was indifferent.
Is the verb “was” action or linking? What job does “indifferent” do?
Linking verb. Indifferent is a predicate adjective.
Finish Dr. Fritz’s sentence: To find the object of the preposition, ask preposition + ________.
What
Squealer calls Napoleon’s leadership a “sacrifice.” Why that word instead of “job”?
A. It makes Napoleon sound selfless
B. It is shorter
C. It is a science word
D. It makes Napoleon sound lazy
A. It makes Napoleon sound selfless (connotation)
After Snowball is chased off, the dogs wag their tails at Napoleon “in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. Jones.” What does this suggest?
A. Napoleon is becoming a new Mr. Jones
B. The dogs are friendly
C. Jones is coming back
D. The dogs miss Snowball
A. Napoleon is becoming a new Mr. Jones
Squealer shouts, “Discipline, comrades, iron discipline!” “Iron discipline” is an example of:
A. a metaphor
B. a simile
C. onomatopoeia
D. rhyme
A. A metaphor
Squealer gave the animals an explanation.
Find the direct object AND the indirect object.
DO = explanation. IO = animals.
Finish Dr. Fritz’s sentence: Anything inside a prepositional phrase will never be the ________.
Subject
“Their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.” Ratified means:
A. formally approved
B. secretly changed
C. painted on the barn
D. argued about
A. Formally approved
Which detail best supports the claim that Napoleon takes power by force, not by argument?
A. His dogs chase Snowball off the farm
B. He draws plans for the windmill
C. He gives a long speech about electricity
D. He wins the debate
A. His dogs chase Snowball off the farm
In the allegory, Napoleon’s dogs most likely stand for:
A. the secret police
B. the Czar’s army
C. the farmers
D. the newspapers
A. The secret police
When Snowball spoke, the sheep bleated.
Simple, compound, or complex? How do you know?
Complex: one independent clause (the sheep bleated) and one dependent clause (When Snowball spoke).
Finish Dr. Fritz’s sentence: A preposition takes a ________ after it. An infinitive takes a ________ after it.
A noun. A verb.
Snowball’s windmill drawings were unintelligible to many animals. Break it apart: un + intelligible. What does the word mean?
Not able to be understood
Chapter 5 ends: the animals accept Squealer’s explanation because he “spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly.” Name BOTH reasons. Which one is really doing the work?
Persuasion and the dogs’ threat. The dogs (force) are doing the work.
Orwell writes, “It had come to be accepted that the pigs... should decide all questions of farm policy.” He never says WHO accepted it. Why would an author leave that out?
To show nobody actually agreed; the pigs’ power grew without anyone deciding it.
Fix every error:
no one believes more firmly than comrade napoleon that all animals are equal said squealer
“No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal,” said Squealer.
Finish Dr. Fritz’s sentence: Zoom in stays inside the ________. Zoom out goes back to the ________.
Quotation. Claim.