A Sudden Slice of Summer

1. What season does Susannah dislike at the beginning of the story?

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2. Where do the main events of this story take place?

• in Susannah’s home and yard in Montreal

• at Susannah’s school in Montreal

• in Florida on a vacation that Susannah’s family takes

• at a ski hill that Susannah’s family visits

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

3. Susannah does not like being outside in the snow.What evidence from the story supports this statement?

• Susannah built a sandcastle on the beach in Florida.

• Susannah refuses to go skiing with her family.

• Susannah decides not to wake up her grandmother.

• Susannah helps her sister make a fish out of snow.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

4. Why does Susannah like spending the winter in Florida more than in Montreal?

• Florida is colder than Montreal and gets more snow.

• Florida is warmer than Montreal and gets less snow.

• The orange juice in Florida is better than the hot chocolate in Montreal.

• Susannah gets along better with her siblings in Florida than she does in Montreal.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

5. What is this story mainly about?

• a girl whose favorite time of year changes from winter to summer

• a girl who has always loved winter because of the snow and ski trips she takes with her family

• a girl who wants to move to Florida to get away from her family because she does not enjoy playing with her siblings

• a girl who realizes that being with her siblings in the cold snow is better than being alone in warm weather

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

6. Read the following sentences: “The snow began to fall early this year, in November, before Susannah even had a chance to bring her puffed-up purple winter coat out of the closet. It did not stop. Cold white confetti came down on the city of Montreal morning, noon, and night. . . .”What does the phrase cold white confetti refer to?

• paper that Susannah is tearing into pieces

• the stuffing inside Susannah’s winter coat

• the city of Montreal

• the falling snow

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.One corner of Susannah’s yard is green and hot _______ the rest of the yard is covered in snow.

• also

• because

• although

• therefore

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

8. Describe how Susannah feels about winter and snow by the end of the story.

• By the end of the story, snow is annoying to Susannah.

• By the end of the story, warm weather seems annoying to Susannah.

• By the end of the story, snow seems refreshing to Susannah. She seems to like winter and playing in the snow.

• By the end of the story, she seems to dislike Montreal.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1