Animal Farm Chapter 1 Comprehension and RA Questions

Who owns the Manor farm?

• Mr. Trump

• Mr. Ames

• Mr. Jones

• Mr. James

"At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was  already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from  a beam."

What does ensconced mean?

• singing

• lying down

• out of breath

• settled comfortably

 

Why do all the animals gather together after their master has gone to bed??

• The ducklings have lost their mother.

• Old Major is going to give a speech about a dream he had.

• The cows are in labor.

What form of rhetorical device is being used when Old Major keeps saying:

"Comrades" and "No animal in England"?

• Flashback

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Rhetorical Question

Complete this quote: "All men are enemies. All animals are ______."

• comrades

• friends

• enemies

• free

"Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades"

The letter "c" sound in this phrase is a form of _________.

• rhetorical appeals

• repetition

• alliteration

• allusion

"You young porkers . . . will scream your lives out"

This statement is meant to _________. (Pick 2 answers)

• appeal to emotions

• create a tone of urgency

• appeal to logic

• create a mental picture (imagery)

"There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides."

What does dissentients mean?

• traitors

• those differing in different opinion

• enemies

• those in agreement

According to Old Major, what is the cause of all animals' problems?

• Their lives are miserable, laborious, and short.

• environmental destruction by the farmers

• a lack of political power

• humans

"...before I die, I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living."

This quote is an example of Old Major trying to _________.

• appeal to logic

• establish credibility

• appeal to emotion