Module 2, Extreme Settings {All Summer in a Day}

Read this sentence from the passage.

"A boom of thunder startled them and like leaves before a new hurricane, they tumbled upon each other and ran."

What does the phrase like leaves before a new hurricane show about the children?

• They are running in different directions.

• They are gathering leaves in the wind.

• They are laughing and playing.

• They are waiting for each other.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Based on what you read, how does the setting change in this passage, or excerpt from the text?

• It becomes cool and stormy.

• It becomes snowy and cold.

• It becomes bright and windy.

• It becomes warm and sunny.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that the setting changes in this passage, or excerpt from the text?

• "The sun faded."

• "A stir of mist."

• "Vanishing away."

• "Darkened into midnight."

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Based on what you read, which statement best summarizes the passage?

• The children excitedly prepare to go outside to play for recess.

• The children grow bored and return to their underground house.

• The children are sad and then scared by the change in the weather.

• The children are upset when nighttime comes and ends their fun.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read this sentence from the passage:

"Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down."

Based on what you read, what does the word solemn mean?

• Sleepy.

• Wet.

• Serious.

• Young.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read this sentence from the passage:

"One of the girls said, 'Well...?'

No one moved."

Based on what you read, why did none of the children move?

• They do not believe Margot is locked in the closet.

• They are afraid to face Margot and what they did to her.

• They want their game of hide - and - seek to last longer.

• They do not think Margot deserves to be let out of the closet.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Based on what you read, how do the children feel in this passage?

• Ashamed of their actions.

• Worried about the rain.

• Excited to see Margot.

• Proud of their classmates.

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which detail from the passage best supports the idea that Margot's classmates are ashamed of themselves?

• "Then one of [the children] gave a little cry."

• "They glanced out at the world that was raining."

• "They could not meet each other's glances."

• "'Go on,' whispered the girl."

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which statement best describes how Margot's coming from Earth and previously seeing the sun impacted her classmates?

• This made many of her classmates like her because she was interesting.

• This made many of her classmates dislike her because they hadn't been to Earth.

• This made many of her classmates treat her differently because she had life experiences that they could not relate to or understand.

• This made many of her classmates distrust her because she was always telling false stories.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.3

Good readers make inferences about what they read.

What can you infer was the author's purpose for creating a setting that has constant rain with only one hour of sun every seven years?

• This setting was intended to make the reader believe that the characters were sad and gloomy.

• This setting was intended to make the reader understand the importance of Margot missing the experience of the sun coming out and the rain stopping.

• This setting was intended to show the reader how important the sun is in our everyday lives.

• This setting was intended to show how resourceful the characters must be in order to survive this type of environment.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3