All Summer in a Day

What does this sentence suggest?
"She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost."

• She is a ghost.
• She had her picture taken and placed in an album.
• She is frail.
• She is whispering secrets. 

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

At the end of the story, the reader may conclude that-

• Children will apologize for their wrongdoing. 
• The children will not take ownership of the things they have done.
• The children will invite Margot to sit with them at lunch.
• Margot will lash out at the children for the things they have done to her. 

Which line best suggests that the speaker has animosity towards Margot? 

• "But this is the day, the scientists predicted..."
• "She'd better hurry; we'll miss it!"
• "Where's the teacher?"
• "Speak when you're spoken to."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.7.1

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

• worrisome and dutiful 
• afraid and ashamed
• reverance and joy
• fear and loathing

Which sentence from the story best communicates a sense of wonder?

• "But they were running and turning their faces up to the sky..."
• "In the center of it, cupped and huge, was a single raindrop."
• "They walked slowly..."
• "They unlocked the door"

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

The author assumes that the reader most likely knows-

• that children can form large groups against one child.
• the location of the teacher in this story 
• that Venus has a temperature of 864 degrees fahrenheit
• the profession and precise duty station of Margot's parents

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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.7.1

The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds,…

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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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 sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world,…

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3