Read the passage from Animal Farm.

And the behaviour of the cat was somewhat peculiar. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found. She would vanish for hours on end, and then reappear at meal-times, or in the evening after work was over, as though nothing had happened. But she always made such excellent excuses, and purred so affectionately, that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions.

What is the central idea of this passage?

The cat is hungry.

The cat means well.

The cat is lazy.

The cat is ignorant.

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Santino Patel

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6 November, 13:40

Read the passage from Animal Farm.

And the behaviour of the cat was somewhat peculiar. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found. She would vanish for hours on end, and then reappear at meal-times, or in the evening after work was over, as though nothing had happened. But she always made such excellent excuses, and purred so affectionately, that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions.

What is the central idea of this passage?

The cat is hungry.

The cat means well.

The cat is lazy.

The cat is ignorant.

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Answers (2)

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Giselle Osborn · Answer 1

The cat is lazy because it does not work. If it was ignorant it would not know that there is work to be done, but in reality the cat just refuses to do the work

Todd Harvey · Answer 2

Answer: C. The cat is lazy.

The central idea of this passage from the Animal Farm is that the cat is lazy. This idea is reinforced by the lines: " ... when there was work to be done the cat could never be found." "She would vanish for hours on end ... " (she doesn't mean well); " ... reappear ... in the evening after work was over ... " and " ... always made such excellet excuses [for not working].