All Summer in a Day Comprehension Check

“All Summer in a Day” takes place on the planet -

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

On this planet, the sun only comes out once every -

• Other day

• Seven days

• Seven months

• Seven years

The children are looking through the window because...

• they are watching people in rockets fly by.

• they are waiting for the sun to come out.

• scientists are outside performing experiments.

• the constant rainfall is so unusual.

Where was Margot born?

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

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 classroom

• In the closet

• In the bathroom

• In the cafeteria

How long does the sun stay out?

• Half an hour

• Two hours

• Four hours

• Six hours

Which of the following activities do the children NOT do in the sun?

• Lay out

• Play hide and go seek

• Run round

• Swim

When do the children remember that they had locked Margot somewhere?

• When their teacher asks about Margot

• While they wait for the sun

• After the sun faded and the rain returned

• While they are playing outside

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

• “Oh, it’s better than the 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.

• Lightening struck ten miles away, five miles away, a mile, a half mile.