Question

read the excerpt from animal farm.
in the long pasture, not far from the farm buildings, there was a small knoll which was the highest point on the farm. after surveying the ground, snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill, which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power. this would light the stalls and warm them in winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff - cutter, a mangel - slicer, and an electric milking machine. the animals had never heard of anything of this kind before (for the farm was an old - fashioned one and had only the most primitive machinery), and they listened in astonishment while snowball conjured up pictures of fantastic machines which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation.
according to this passage, how would the electricity produced by the windmill most affect the animals? select two options.
□ they would not have to learn about farming.
□ they would have a beautiful view atop the knoll.
□ they would have machines laboring for them.
□ they would not have to walk as far to get to work.
□ they would have more leisure time to themselves.

Explanation:

1. Analyze "They would have machines laboring for them": The passage says the electricity would run machines like a circular saw, chaff - cutter, etc., and also mentions "fantastic machines which would do their work for them", so this option is correct.
2. Analyze "They would have more leisure time to themselves": If machines do their work, the animals can "graze at their ease in the fields or improve their minds with reading and conversation", which means they have more leisure time. So this option is correct.
3. Analyze "They would not have to learn about farming": The passage doesn't mention anything about not learning farming, so this is incorrect.
4. Analyze "They would have a beautiful view atop the knoll": The windmill is on the knoll, but the passage is about the effect of electricity from the windmill, not the view, so this is incorrect.
5. Analyze "They would not have to walk as far to get to work": The passage has no information about the distance to work being reduced, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. They would have machines laboring for them.
E. They would have more leisure time to themselves.