Comprehension Quiz: "All Summer in a Day"

"All Summer in a Day" takes place on the planet ___________.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Here, the sun comes out only once every ____________________.

• other day

• seven days

• seven months

• seven years

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

Margot knows more about the sun than her classmates because ...

• she can remember her life on Earth.

• her father is an astronomer.

• both of these.

• neither of these.

Where do the children lock Margo?

• in the classroom

• in the closet

• in the bathroom

• in the cafeteria

How long does the sun stay out?

• half an hour

• two hours

• four hours

• six hours

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following activities do the children NOT do in the sun?

• lay out

• play hide and go seek

• run around

• swim

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When do the children remember that they had locked Margot away?

• when their teacher asks about Margot

• while they wait for the sun

• after the sun faded and the rain returned

• while they are playing outside

Which of the following sentences is the last line of the story?

• "Oh, It's better than the sun lamps, isn't it?"

• They walked slowly down the hall in the sound of cold rain.

• They unlocked the door, even more slowly, and let Margot out.

• Lightning struck ten miles away, five miles away, a mile, a half mile.