Question

Read the passage from Animal Farm

What is the central idea of this passage?
The mystery of where the milk went to was soon
cleared up. It was mixed every day into the pigs' mash.
• The pigs are resolving to share the farm's resources
The early apples were now ripening, and the grass of
equally.
the orchard was littered with windfalls. The animals had
• The other animals are starting to plot against the
assumed as a matter of course that these would be
pigs.
shared out equally; one day, however, the order went
The pigs are planning to eventually to expel the other
forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and
animals.
brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. At
• The pigs are exploiting their authority and becoming
this some of the other animals murmured, but it was no
corrupt.
use. All the pigs were in full agreement on this point,
even Snowball and Napoleon. Squealer was sent to
make the necessary explanations to the others. What is the central ideal

Answer 1

Answer: D: The pigs are exploiting their authority and becoming corrupt. According to this passage, the pigs are selfish because they took the milk and the apples and stated that they needed them for themselves.

Explanation:"Animal Farm" is a novel written by George Orwell and published in 1945. The story is about a group of animals that keep the farm they live on under their control.