Animal Farm STAAR Practice
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Animal Farm STAAR Practice
Reading Passage: The Meeting at Clover Hill Farm
One cold evening, the animals gathered in the old tool shed. A lantern swung from a beam, making the shadows of chickens and horses stretch across the walls. At the center stood Bramble, a gray donkey whose voice was usually quiet. “Every morning, we work until our legs ache,” Bramble said. “Yet when winter comes, the best hay is carried away, and we are left to scrape the ground. If we keep hoping that someone else will notice, nothing will change.” Mabel, a chestnut mare, stamped her hoof. “Then we should make a plan together. The hens know how much grain is stored. The sheep know which gates are weak. Each of us can contribute something.” A few animals murmured agreement, but the old rooster, Copper, shook his head. “A plan is easy to announce,” he warned. “Keeping it fair is harder. Whoever speaks loudest may try to take charge.” For a moment, no one answered. Then a small white hen stepped forward with a scrap of paper. “Let’s write down our rules,” she said. “And let’s choose a different animal to lead each meeting, so everyone gets a chance to speak.” The animals leaned toward the lantern. Their shadows still filled the shed, but now they fell across the paper, too. One by one, the animals began suggesting rules. No decision was made that night. Still, when they left the shed, they walked in pairs, talking about what they might accomplish if they worked—and watched—together.
Understand the Passage
Choose the best answer unless the question says otherwise.
- To celebrate the end of winter
- To discuss their unfair conditions and consider what to do
- To decide which animal can leave the farm
- To hide from a storm
- The animals should wait patiently for the farmer to help.
- The animals must take action rather than depend on others to solve the problem.
- The animals should stop working during winter.
- The animals do not understand what is happening.
- She stamps her hoof.
- She says each animal can contribute something to a shared plan.
- She stands near Bramble.
- She speaks after the rooster.
Read Closely and Analyze
Return to the passage when you need evidence.
- The animals are frightened by the lantern.
- The animals’ worries remain, but they are beginning to focus on practical solutions.
- The animals cannot see the rules they are writing.
- The meeting has ended before anyone can speak.
- A group can work toward change while also creating ways to share power fairly.
- Keeping quiet is the best way to avoid disagreement.
- A good plan should be made by one strong leader.
- Problems disappear when people stop talking about them.
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