Animal Farm (OCR GCSE English Literature): Exam Questions

Animal Farm by George Orwell and Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr

Read the two extracts below and then answer both part a) and part b).

You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on part a) and 30 minutes on part b).

For part a), you should focus only on the extracts here rather than referring to the rest of your studied text.

Compare how a character’s dreams are presented in these two extracts. You should consider:

• the situations and experiences faced by the characters

• how the characters react to these situations and experiences

• how the writers’ use of language and techniques creates effects.

Explore another moment in Animal Farm where the animals think about the future.