Animal Farm
Classification Exercise
GCSE English Content
by George Orwell
Cut out the quotes on this sheet and place them into the correct column of the chart.
Throughout the spring and summer they worked But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon
In addition, Napoleon ordered the almost empty
The pigs did not actually work, but directed
a sixty-hour week, and in August Napoleon
let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs
bins in the store-shed to be filled nearly to the
and supervised the others. With their superior
announced that there would be work on Sunday
fell silent and sat down again. Then the sheep
brim with sand, which was then covered up with
knowledge it was natural that they should
afternoons as well. This work was strictly
broke out into a tremendous bleating of “Four
what remained of the grain and meal. On some
assume the leadership
voluntary, but any animal who absented himself
legs good, two legs bad!” which went on for
suitable pretext Whymper was led through the
from it would have his rations reduced by half.
nearly a quarter of an hour and put an end to
store-shed and allowed to catch a glimpse of
any chance of discussion.
the bins. He was deceived, and continued to
report to the outside world that there was no
food shortage on Animal Farm.
The birds did not understand Snowball’s long
Nevertheless, some of the animals were
Napoleon was better at canvassing support for
On Sundays there was no work. Breakfast was
words, but they accepted his explanation, and
disturbed when they heard that the pigs not
himself in between times. He was especially
an hour later than usual, and after breakfast
all the humbler animals set to work to learn the
only took their meals in the kitchen and used
successful with the sheep. Of late the sheep had
new maxim by heart.
the drawing-room as a recreation room, but also
taken to bleating “Four legs good, two legs bad”
slept in the beds.
both in and out of season.
They explained that by their studies of the
The others said of Squealer that he could turn
For once Benjamin consented to break his rule,
THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS
past three months the pigs had succeeded in
black into white.
and he read out to her what was written on the
1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
reducing the principles of Animalism to Seven
wall. There was nothing there now except a
2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings,
Commandments. These Seven Commandments
single Commandment. It ran:
is a friend.
would now be inscribed on the wall.
there was a ceremony which was observed
every week without fail.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other animal.
7. All animals are equal.
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