Naughts and Crosses Analysis
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Naughts and Crosses Analysis
Original practice extract
At the station, the new sign divided the waiting room in two. A gold line ran across the tiles: CROSS PASSENGERS on one side, NOUGHT PASSENGERS on the other. The words were printed in neat black capitals, as if tidy lettering could make an unfair rule seem sensible. Mara stood beneath the gold letters. Her father worked in the Council building, where the doors opened before he reached them. She had never needed to ask why. Across the line, Ivo held a paper bag with both hands. His school blazer had been carefully mended at the elbow. When the train was announced, people behind Mara moved forward, but Ivo stayed still. “You can come through,” Mara said. She pointed to the gap beside the barrier. Ivo glanced at the sign. “Can I?” The question was quiet, but it landed harder than a shout. Mara looked at the gold line. Until then, she had thought of it as paint. Now it seemed to stretch from the station doors all the way into the Council building—and perhaps into her own home. A whistle sounded. The train was waiting. Mara stepped back from the barrier and held the gap open. Ivo did not move at once. Then he lifted his bag and crossed.
Understand and infer
Use details from the extract to support your answers.
- She is waiting at a station.
- Her father works in the Council building, where doors open before he reaches them.
- She notices Ivo’s mended blazer.
- She hears the train whistle.
- It is difficult to hear over the train.
- It makes Mara realise how unfair and powerful the rule is.
- Ivo is trying to make Mara laugh.
- Mara is annoyed that Ivo has spoken.
- The gold line across the tiles
- The doors opening for Mara’s father
- Ivo pausing before he crosses
- Privilege and influence
- A rule separating the groups
- Uncertainty about whether he is allowed
- It is told by Ivo, who describes Mara’s actions.
- It is told by an outside narrator who focuses mainly on Mara’s thoughts and changing understanding.
- It is told by a station worker who knows both characters.
- It is told by Mara as a letter written years later.
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