Question 3 • CMS 2026-2027 English II CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the passage from Animal Farm . All through that summer the work of the farm went like clockwork. The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master. With the worthless parasitical human beings gone, there was more for everyone to eat. Which detail best supports the central idea that the animals felt pride in growing and supplying their own food?
Answer
A
“All through that summer the work of the farm went like clockwork.”
B
“The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be.”
C
“Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food.”
D
“With the worthless parasitical human beings gone, there was more for everyone to eat.”
Explanation
The detail that best supports the idea is that the animals enjoyed their food because it was “truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves.” This directly connects their pleasure to growing and supplying the food themselves. Choice B shows that they were happy, but it does not explain why.
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