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Topic questions Modern texts Animal Farm

Animal Farm

14 questions · 476 marks · about 11 hours

Animal Farm questions

AQA 8702 Animal Farm 14 questions

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2025, Question 17 34 marks

‘In Animal Farm Orwell suggests that no society can ever be truly equal.’

How far do you agree with this view of Animal Farm ?

Write about:

maths symbol examples of equality and inequality in the novel

maths symbol how far Orwell presents society as unequal in the novel.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2025, Question 18 34 marks

How far does Orwell present Napoleon as responsible for the failure of the revolution in Animal Farm ?

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maths symbol what Napoleon says and does

maths symbol how far Orwell presents Napoleon as responsible for the failure of the revolution.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2024, Question 17 34 marks

How does Orwell use Squealer to explore ideas about power and control in Animal Farm

Write about:

• what Squealer says and does

• how Orwell uses Squealer to explore ideas about power and control.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2024, Question 18 34 marks

How does Orwell use the ending of Animal Farm to explore ideas about revolution?

Write about:

• what happens in the ending of Animal Farm

• how Orwell uses the ending of Animal Farm to explore ideas about revolution.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2023, Question 17 34 marks

How does Orwell present the reasons for Snowball’s defeat in Animal Farm ?

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• what happens to Snowball

• how Orwell presents Snowball’s defeat.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2023, Question 18 34 marks

How does Orwell use what happens to the Seven Commandments to explore ideas about the revolution?

Write about:

• what happens to the Seven Commandments

• how Orwell uses the Seven Commandments to explore ideas about the revolution.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry November 2020, Question 17 34 marks

How far does Orwell present Napoleon as a character who is only interested in power?

Write about:

maths symbol what Napoleon says and does

maths symbol how far Orwell presents Napoleon as only interested in power.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry November 2020, Question 18 34 marks

How does Orwell present relationships between the humans and the animals in Animal Farm ?

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maths symbol the relationships between the humans and the animals

maths symbol how Orwell presents the relationships between the humans and the animals.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2019, Question 17 34 marks

How does Orwell use Moses and Benjamin to explore attitudes to revolution in Animal Farm ?

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• what Moses and Benjamin say and do

• how Orwell uses Moses and Benjamin to explore attitudes to revolution.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2019, Question 18 34 marks

How does Orwell present the failure of the rebellion in Animal Farm ?

Write about:

• the ways the rebellion fails

• how Orwell presents the failure of the rebellion.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2018, Question 17 34 marks

How does Orwell use the character of Squealer to explore ideas about truth and lies in Animal Farm ?

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maths symbol what Squealer says and does

maths symbol how Orwell uses the character of Squealer to explore ideas about truth and lies.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2018, Question 18 34 marks

How does Orwell use events in Animal Farm to explore ideas about revolution?

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• some of the events in the book

• how Orwell uses these events to explore ideas about revolution.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2017, Question 17 34 marks

‘Orwell creates a shocking and unexpected ending to Animal Farm. ’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Write about:

• what happens towards the end of the novel

• how Orwell presents the ending.

[34]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 17

Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry June 2017, Question 18 34 marks

How does Orwell use the character of Snowball to explore ideas about leadership in Animal Farm ?

Write about:

• what Snowball says and does and what happens to him

• how Orwell presents Snowball.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 18

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