ANIMAL FARM

Animal Farm

Chapter 1

Pre-Reading Vocabulary

Comrade – friend

Foal – young horse

Knacker – someone who kills old animals for meat, skin, or glue

Lest - unless

Mare – female horse

Miserable – very unhappy

Rebellion – revolution

Trotter –a pig’s foot

Comprehension Questions –

Answer these questions while or after you read.

1. Why does Old Major think revolution is possible at Manor Farm?

2. Who is the enemy? Why?

3. What happens to young pigs when they get older? What does Jones do

with old dogs?

4. Who dislikes wild animals such as rats and rabbits? Are they comrades?

5. What was Old Major’s dream about?

6. Why are humans considered the enemies of the animals?

7. Are there any similarities to human society?

In-Class Activity

Each commandment Old Major gives represents a vice (a negative behavior).

1. What vice does each commandment represent?

A. No animal is ever to live in a house.

_You shouldn’t care about possessions.____________________________________

B. No animal is ever to sleep in a bed.

C. No animal is ever to wear clothes.

D. No animal is ever to drink alcohol ________________________________________________________________

E. No animal is ever to smoke tobacco. ________________________________________________________________

F. No animal is ever to touch money. ________________________________________________________________

G. No animal is ever to engage in trade. ________________________________________________________________

H. No animal is ever to tyrannize his own kind. ________________________________________________________________

I. No animal must ever kill any other animal. ________________________________________________________________

J. All animals are equal

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2. Which commandments do you agree with? Why?

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