Victorian Venture

Who was the phrase ''gormless sauceboxes" used for?

• Matron

• Nurse

• Students

What type of work is given to Tilda and Alice?

• Clean the kitchen

• Scrub the floors

• Picking strands from a rope

What is a synonym for looked?

• Stared

• gazed

• glanced

• All of these

What was the level of the noise in the room where the children were working?

• Students were screaming

• Students were extremely quiet

Her heart pounded in her chest and her fingers throbbed inside her clenched fists.

How is this person feeling?

• Angry

• Scared

• Excited

Why did Tilda say that she stole Alices rope?

What is the meaning of 'enforced silence'?

• A silence you want to maintain

• A silence you are forced to maintain

• A silence that creeps up out of nowhere.

She glared down at their small piles containing a pitiful amount of thin strands

What is the meaning of pitiful in this sentence?

• A small sorry amount

• Someone who everyone feels sad for.

• A large pile.

Tilda was met by a wall of absolute silence.

What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

What do you think is the meaning of gormless sauceboxes?