ELA Assessment #3 Review

At the beginning of the story, the children are waiting for...

• a rainstorm
• the sunshine
• an early dismissal
• a science experiment

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the setting of the story?

• Venus

• Pluto

• Tokyo

• The North Pole

Which of the following is true of the nine year-old children who have spent all their lives on the planet Venus?

• The children are always cruel to those who don't fit in.

• The children grow up with no real memory of the sun.

• The children speak a different language than English.

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

• jealous

• friendly

• afraid

• frightened

The children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story because ----.

• they can't bear to see her pale face again.

• they are worried that Margot may not be where they left her.

• they know they have done a cruel thing to her.

What do the children do when the sun finally comes out?

• They think it looks like a lemon

• They stay in the classroom and hide.

• They run and play outside in the jungle.

• They cry and wait for the rain to return.

All of the words describe William EXCEPT ----.

• aggressive

• evil

• understanding

• wicked

What are the children remembering when they dream of "gold or a yellow crayon or a large coin?"

• art class

• the sun

How long does the sun shine once it appears?

• All summer

• 1 hour

• 24 hours

“A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. " Based on this quote, the reader can infer the mood of the story is ----.

• cheerful

• gloomy

• romantic

• laughable