All Summer in a Day

Which detail points to this story being an example from the science fiction genre?

• It takes place on Venus

• Scientists study the sun
• Rain fall for seven years
• Children dream of the sun

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Look at the sentence from the story. Which word below is a synonym (similar meaning) for frail?

"She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years."

• Smart

• Unusual

• Delicate

• Loud

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why do the children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story?

• they can't stand to see her pale face.

• they know they will get in trouble now.

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

• they know they have done a cruel thing to her and they are ashamed.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

"She was an old photograph." What does the author mean by this?

• The author is saying Margot is actually a picture.
• The author believes Margot is older than she is.
• The author is comparing Margot to an old photo because of her faded appearance.
• The author is comparing Margot to an old photo because she is alive and vibrant in pictures.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The sun came out." p. 3

This quote is a example of whcih literary element and why?

• Falling Action because it leads up to the resolution.

• Climax because it is the moment that the conflict is resolved.

• Climax because it introduces the charcters, setting and conflict.

• Rseolution because it shows what happens after the conflict is resolved.

Answer explanation

Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The following quote is an example of which literary element?

"The sun is like a flower

That blooms for one hour."

p. 1

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which detail shows that the story takes place in the future?

• Margot lives on Venus.
• Scientists study the sun.
• Rain falls for seven years.
• Children dream of the sun.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

What is the main theme of "All Summer in a Day"?

• The power of nature

• The cruelty of children

• The importance of memory

• The passage of time

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5