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English (Edexcel)
Animal Farm: the pigs and power

Starter quiz

  • A thesis statement...
    • Analyses language features in detail
    • Concludes an essay
    • Introduces a quote
    • Presents an overarching argument  ✓
  • Which of these is a good way to start a thesis statement?
    • Through the presentation of....  ✓
    • An example of this is.....
    • Consequently.....
    • Additionally.....
  • Starting with the first, put the plot points from 'Animal Farm' in chronological order.
    • 1
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      Old Major gives a speech which challenges the animals' current conditions.
    • 2
      ⇔
      There is a rebellion and the animals overthrow Jones.
    • 3
      ⇔
      The farm is renamed 'Animal Farm' and the seven commandments created.
    • 4
      ⇔
      The pigs take the milk and apples.
    • 5
      ⇔
      The Battle of the Cowshed is followed by Snowball's expulsion.
    • 6
      ⇔
      The windmill becomes a political tool and Boxer is injured working on it.
    • 7
      ⇔
      The pigs learn to walk and start using whips.
  • Match the character from 'Animal Farm' to the quote they say.
    • Squealer
      ⇔
      "Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure!' ✓
    • Snowball
      ⇔
      "The only good human being is a dead one." ✓
    • Napoleon
      ⇔
      "Never mind the milk, comrades!" ✓
    • Old Major
      ⇔
      "Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers." ✓
    • Boxer
      ⇔
      "I will work harder" ✓
    • Benjamin
      ⇔
      "Fools!" ✓
  • Which one of the seven commandments from 'Animal Farm' is not explicitly doctored in the novella?
    • No animal shall sleep in a bed
    • All animals are equal
    • No animal shall wear clothes  ✓
    • No animal shall drink alcohol
    • No animal shall kill any other animal
  • How does Orwell use allegory in 'Animal Farm'?
    • By directly copying real world events to give a historically accurate account.
    • Through animals symbolising real political ideologies and figures.  ✓
    • By using a style that reveals characters' inner thoughts.
    • Through complex language and symbolism.
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