All Summer in a Day Comprehension Quiz

“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.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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 Margot?

• in the closet

• in the classroom

• 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.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When do the children remember that they had locked Margot in the closet?

• when their teacher asks about Margot

• while they wait for the sun

• after the sun faded and the rain returned

• while playing outside

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

• "Oh it's better than 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.

Do the other children in Margot's class remember the last time they saw the sun?

• Yes

• Maybe

• No

Which line best suggests that the speaker has animosity towards Margot? 

• "But this is the day, the scientists predicted..."
• "She'd better hurry; we'll miss it!"
• "Where's the teacher?"
• "Speak when you're spoken to."

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The word that best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story is...

• jealous

• friendly

• afraid

• frightened