All Summer in a Day

Which two words best describe Margot’s feelings about the sun?

• worrisome and dutiful 

• afraid and ashamed

• reverance and joy

• fear and loathing

Which statement implies that the children are aware of their mistake?

• "Will it be seven more years?"

• "They ran for an hour and did not stop running."

• "They could not meet each other's glances."

• "Now don't go too far..."

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

In this paragraph, the author includes the detail that Margot is frail to suggest that-

• She is likely to be an easy target for the other children's rage.

• She is likely to fight back against the group of children.

• She is likely to take a stand against oppressive situations. 

• She is likely to tell an adult about what is happening to her in the classroom. 

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does the author write that it has been raining for "thousands upon thousands of days" and that a"a thousand forests had been crushed under the rain"?

• To show how much the children want to see the sun.

• To contrast Margot's and Williams feeling about the sun.

• To emphasize what seven years of rain must seem like.

• To express what the landscape of Venus really looks like.

The setting of the story is

• a space station on the moon

• a lonely place on Earth

• the planet Venus

• a planet in a distant galaxy

How does the setting affect the mood in the story?

• The future setting makes the mood happy and optimistic.

• The weather on Venus makes the mood dreary and gloomy.

• The sun makes the mood peaceful.

• The setting does not affect the mood.

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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

 What degree of importance does the setting have in the development of the plot?

• It is crucial because the weather helps create the conflict.

• It is unimportant because the story would not change if the setting were changed.

• It is somewhat important because Venus is very similar to earth.

• It is a minor detail because the setting is only important to the story

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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

What are the children waiting for as the story begins?

• a rainstorm

• the sun to shine

• early dismissal from school

• a snow storm

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Margot’s “biggest crime” was that—

• she had come to Venus only five years before and remembered the sun

• her parents were taking her back to Earth the following year.

• she thought that she was better than the rest of the children.

• she would not play with the rest of the children.

What is one reason that the children treat Margot badly?

• She stays away from the jungle.

• She locks children in closets.

• She writes stories about weather.

• She might get to go back to Earth soon.