Guided Reading Questions for Animal Farm Directions: Please type out your answers to the chapter questions below. Make sure your responses are typed
in the color black (and keep the questions purple). As you read the novel in Actively Learn, you will see the
same questions in the margins. You do NOT need to answer the questions in Actively Learn - they are there to
simply guide you
Chapter One (1)
1. What is the meeting in the barn about? Old Major is encouraging them
Old major Mr. Jones price-winning boar, was a highly respected animal in animal farm. He called a meeting
in the bug barn with all the animals to discuss a strange dream he had.
2. What is important about how the animals arrange themselves as they gather to hear Old Major?!
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3. Which human habits does Old Major forbid (forbid=refuse to allow something)?
4. Describe Farmer Jones. What is he like?
5. What finally pushes the animals to revolt (revolt means to rebel)? (Answer found at the beginning of
chapter 2)