3A-3B Animal Farm January 2023

Animal Farm
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Exercise A
Choose one of the options below

Sometimes the work was hard; the implements had been designed for human beings and _________ (1) for animals,
and it was a great drawback that no animal was ___________ (2) to use any tool that involved standing on his hind
legs. But the pigs were ____________ (3) clever that they could think of a _____________ (4) round every difficulty.
As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking
____________ (5) better than Jones and his men had ever done. The pigs did not ____________ (6) work, but
directed and supervised the others. With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should _____________
(7) the leadership. Boxer and Clover would harness themselves to the cutter or the horserake (no bits or reins were
needed in these days, of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling
out “Gee up, comrade!” or “Whoa back, comrade!” as the case might be. And every animal down to the humblest
worked at turning the hay and gathering ____________ (8). Even the ducks and hens toiled to and fro all day in the
sun, _____________ (9) tiny wisps of hay in their beaks. In the end they finished the harvest in two days’ less time
than it ______________ (10) usually taken Jones and his men. _____________ (11), it was the biggest harvest that
the farm had ever seen. There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up
the very last stalk. And not an animal on the farm had stolen so much as a ______________ (12).

1. a) never b) not c) neither d) no

2. a) capable b) can c) unable d) able
3. a) too b) very c) so d) much
4. a) way b) method c) practice d) solution
5. a) all b) far c) so d) very
6. a) currently b) immediately c) additionally d) actually
7. a) assume b) make c) formulate d) invoke
8. a) all b) some c) them d) it
9. a) carry b) carried c) carrying d) carries
10. a) had b) was c) has d) did
11. a) Although b) Moreover d) Despite d) Because
12. a) mouthpiece b) mouthful c) mouthwash d) mouthpart

Exercise B
Fill in the spaces with the missing word

On Sundays ____________ (1) was no work. Breakfast was an hour later than usual, and after breakfast there was
_____________ (2) ceremony which was observed every week without fail. First came the hoisting of the flag.
Snowball _______________ (3) found in the harness-room an old green tablecloth of Mrs. Jones’s and had painted
on it a hoof and a horn ______________ (4) white. This was run up the flagstaff in the farmhouse garden every
Sunday morning. The flag was green, Snowball explained, _______________ (5) represent the green fields of
England, while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals _______________ (6) would arise
when the human race had _______________ (7) finally overthrown. After the hoisting of the flag all the animals
trooped into the big barn for a general assembly which _______________ (8) known as the Meeting. Here the work
of the coming week was planned ______________ (9) and resolutions were put forward and debated. It was always
the pigs who put forward the resolutions. The other animals understood how to vote, ________________ (10) could
never think of any resolutions of their own. Snowball and Napoleon were by ________________ (11) the most active
in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never ______________ (12) agreement…
3A-3B Animal Farm January 2023
Exercise C

Fill in the spaces by conjugating the word in capital letters in the correct form.

After the pigs get control of the farm, it became extremely ______________ (1) and it PRODUCT

enjoys an _______________ (2) successful harvest. Thanks to the hard work of all the animals EXTREME

this harvest counts as the ______________ (3) in the history of the farm. However, the sense GREAT

of opitimism is reduced by the ________________ (4) that the pigs are stealing the milk to REVEAL

and _______________ (5) it with their mash. Squealer puts forward the argument that the pigs MIX

need the food for their _________________ (6) development, but some of the animals remain INTELLECT

_________________ (7) by this specious explanation. This is one of the first worrying examples CONVINCE

of ________________ (8) on Animal Farm, where it seems like the pigs are claiming special EQUAL

privileges. However, for the most part, this is a chapter where matters seem to be going to plan

on Animal Farm, with the meetings ending ________________ (9) despite a few arguments PEACE

between Napoleon and Snowball. All in all, it represents a ________________ (10) vision of how UTOPIA

succesful a communist society could be, albeit with a few dark shadows looming overhead.

Exercise D

Incorporate the word in capital letters into the text without changing the meaning of the lead sentence.

1. The other animals weren’t able to eat apples because the pigs took them. PREVENTED

The other animals __________________________ eating the apples after the pigs took them.

2. That year Animal Farm produced much more wheat than it usually did. EXCEEDED

That year the production of wheat ___________________________ normally produced on Animal Farm.

3. Benjamin had opinions of his own about Animal Farm, but he did not tell anyone. KEPT

Benjamin ________________________________________ to himself.

4. Every single day, Boxer worked exceptionally hard. FAILED

When Boxer was working, he __________________________ his best effort.

5. The animals finally succeeded in removing Mr Jones from the farm. MANAGED

In the end, they ___________________________ from the farm.