Question

excerpt - \the battle of the wheat fields\ by early autumn, the animals of green pasture farm had grown confident. they worked together to build up food stores and proudly waved their hoof - stitched banner of the sun and sickle. old henna, the wise matron of the coop, had warned that the humans would never let them keep what they had earned, but few listened. then, one gray morning, the alarm sounded - three trucks rumbled down the dirt road. the invaders were human farmers and their hired men, armed with clubs and pitchforks. they meant to take the farm back. rook, the raven, soared above and let out the warning cry. at his signal, the animals fell into position. clover the horse led the first charge, flanked by the geese, who hissed and flapped their wings furiously. the goats butted kneecaps, the pigs barked orders, and bramble the bull surged forward with terrifying force. in the chaos, a young duck named dilly leapt in front of a pitchfork to protect the feed barrels and was struck down. the animals saw her fall - and roared. the humans, stunned by the ferocity of the attack, panicked and fled. one man tossed aside his rake and ran straight through a thorn bush, bleeding and screaming. after the battle, the animals gathered around dillys body in silence. general trotter, the pig who had designed the ambush, stood on a hay bale and raised his voice. \she is a hero,\ he declared. \let no one forget - freedom must be defended with our very lives.\ the next morning, the pigs painted a mural of the battle on the barn wall. beneath it, they wrote in thick red paint: \loyalty is strength.\ that same night, two ducks who questioned the message disappeared from their nests. 2. how do the details in paragraph 5 support the key idea that the animals had prepared for the possibility of an attack? by showing that the animals were warned by rook, which allowed them time to escape. by describing how the animals used teamwork to keep from being captured. by showing that the animals had carefully planned a coordinated defense. by describing the fear the animals felt when they saw the humans approaching.

Explanation:

The paragraph shows animals like Clover the horse leading a charge, geese flanking, and the bull surging, indicating a coordinated defense. This shows they had carefully planned their response to the attack.

Answer:

By showing that the animals had carefully planned a coordinated defense.