Noughts and Crosses Vocabulary The Turning

Page 89 Find a synonym for "awful".

Page 89 What is the meaning of "glee"?

• sadness

• pain

• delight

• sorrow

Page 90 How would you define the expression "lord it over us"?

• to act in a way that shows one's attitude would make God proud of

• to act in a way that shows one thinks one is better or more important than someone

• to act in a way that shows how commoners would react in such a situation

Page 90 Find a synonym for "hardly".

Page 91 Find a synonym for "urgency".

Page 91 What does the following expression suggest?

"... you turned your back on her"

• suggests rejection or abandonment

• suggests approval

• suggests rudness

• suggests one faces away from someone

Page 93 Find a synonym for "indignity".

Page 94 Find a synonym for "rebound".

Page 97 Find a synonym for "blabbering".

Page 97 What would you say the following expression means?

"... you could've fooled me ..."

• expresses confidence about an assertion

• expresses belief in an assertion

• expresses cynicism or doubt about an assertion

• expresses indecision about an assertion