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Animals make a surprising discovery
Question 3 is the Animal Farm option. Candidates answer part b after part a.
Explore another moment in Animal Farm where the animals make a surprising discovery.
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Marking points
- 1 Chooses a relevant different moment from Animal Farm.
- 2 Explores why the discovery is surprising and significant.
- 3 Uses precise textual references.
- 4 Analyses Orwell's language, form or structure.
Full-mark answer
A high-level answer would choose a moment such as Snowball's expulsion, a changed commandment, or the final farmhouse scene, and explore how the discovery reveals the pigs' power and the animals' loss of hope. It would support points with references and analyse Orwell's language and structure.
Why this answer loses marks
The animals discover the milk has disappeared and are surprised.
A relevant moment alone is not enough; the answer must connect the discovery to power, propaganda and Orwell's methods.