To score well on Animal Farm do the following:
1) You have to know and understand the concepts of 'communism',
'idealism', 'democracy' very well. Must be able to explain them
well in your answers.
2) Draw parallels and differences of actual politicians (past or
even present) to the story. Relate their way of governance to how
their countries turn out.
3) Compare how people's lives are affected by the various policies
with reference to how the farm animals react to the rules imposed
in the farm by the pigs.
Sure to get A1 if you follow these steps!