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The document contains questions and answers related to Chapter 1 of 'Noughts and Crosses' by Malorie Blackman, focusing on character interactions and literary devices. It highlights Sephy's feelings towards Callum and their dreams, while also exploring the significance of language and social divisions in the narrative. Additionally, it includes an exercise for creating similes and personal reflections on dreams.

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Noughts and Crosses

The document contains questions and answers related to Chapter 1 of 'Noughts and Crosses' by Malorie Blackman, focusing on character interactions and literary devices. It highlights Sephy's feelings towards Callum and their dreams, while also exploring the significance of language and social divisions in the narrative. Additionally, it includes an exercise for creating similes and personal reflections on dreams.

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Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

Chapter 1 (Sephy)
Questions
1. Why does Sephy wrinkle up her nose? (p19)
2. What verb is used in a reporting clause to suggest Sephy wants Callum to hurry up? (p20)
3. What simile is used to describe Callum’s lips? (p21)
4. Why does Sephy pull away from Callum? (p22)
5. What does Callum dream of doing? (p23)
6. Why is the following quotation written in italics in the novel?
‘Sephy, I could never be bored of you, with you, around you. You’re exciting, scintillating, overwhelming
company!’ (p24)
7. How old will Callum be in six months’ time? (p25)
8. What does Callum reckon is the universal language? (p26)
9. What do you think is being referred to with the quotation ‘us noughts and you Crosses’?
(p27)
10. Why do you think the author chooses to capitalise ‘Crosses’?

Similes
Malorie Blackman uses similes in the first chapter that create interesting and vivid images.
• I’d expected Callum’s lips to be hard and dry and scaly like a lizard’s skin.
• My heart was beginning to thump in a peculiar, hiccupy way that made me feel like I was racing
down a roller-coaster.
• It shone like a shattered mirror, each fragment reflecting and dazzling.
Choose one of the following nouns and create five similes that describe or enhance that noun.
Then arrange or modify them to create a simile poem about that object.

sun wind rain

fear a smile tears

Dreams
Callum dreams of escaping.
Write down what your dreams are. What do you hope to do or achieve – next week, next
year, in the next five years, in the next twenty years?

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Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Chapter 1 (Sephy)
Teacher’s notes

1. Why does Sephy wrinkle up her nose? (p.19)


Callum wants to kiss her.

2. What verb is used in a reporting clause to suggest Sephy wants Callum to hurry up? (p20)
Urged

3. What simile is used to describe Callum’s lips? (p21)


Hard and dry and scaly like a lizard’s skin.

4. Why does Sephy pull away from Callum? (p22)


Because she feels like someone was tying knots with her insides.

5. What does Callum dream of doing? (p.23)


Escaping, hopping onto a boat or plane.

6. Why is the following quotation written in italics in the novel?


‘Sephy, I could never be bored of you, with you, around you. You’re exciting, scintillating, overwhelming
company!’ (p24)
Because Sephy is voicing the answer she hopes Callum would say.

7. How old will Callum be in six months time? (p25)


16yrs

8. What does Callum reckon is the universal language? (p26)


Maths

9. What do you think is being referred to with the quotation ‘us noughts and you Crosses’?
(p27)
It is a reference to their differences.

10. Why do you think the author capitalises ‘Crosses’?


To make the Crosses seem more important.

© 2009 www.teachit.co.uk 11744 Page 2 of 2

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