WorksheetsAll Summer In A Day
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
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 was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost."
a)
She is a ghost.
b)
She had her picture taken and placed in an album.
c)
She is frail.
d)
She is whispering secrets.
2.
Which line best suggests that the speaker has animosity towards Margot?
a)
"But this is the day, the scientists predicted..."
b)
"She'd better hurry; we'll miss it!"
c)
"Where's the teacher?"
d)
"Speak when you're spoken to."
3.
Which two words best describe Margot’s feelings about the sun?
a)
worrisome and dutiful
b)
afraid and ashamed
c)
reverance and joy
d)
fear and loathing
4.
Which statement implies that the children are aware of their mistake?
a)
"Will it be seven more years?"
b)
"They ran for an hour and did not stop running."
c)
"They could not meet each other's glances."
d)
"Now don't go too far..."
5.
In this paragraph, the author includes the detail that Margot is frail to suggest that-
a)
She is likely to be an easy target for the other children's rage.
b)
She is likely to fight back against the group of children.
c)
She is likely to take a stand against oppressive situations.
d)
She is likely to tell an adult about what is happening to her in the classroom.
6.
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"?
a)
To show how much the children want to see the sun.
b)
To contrast Margot's and Williams feeling about the sun.
c)
To emphasize what seven years of rain must seem like.
d)
To express what the landscape of Venus really looks like.
7.
The word that best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story is...
a)
jealous
b)
friendly
c)
afraid
d)
frightened
8.
The children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story because-
a)
they can't bear to see her pale face again.
b)
they know they will get in trouble now.
c)
they are worried that Margot may not be where they left her.
d)
they know they have done a cruel thing to her.
9.
The setting of the story-
a)
could have been anywhere.
b)
contributes to the story's main conflict
c)
resolves the problem in the story.
d)
has nothing to do with the story's problem.
10.
You can infer that the children feel ashamed after they come back inside because they
a)
have blue faces from the light
b)
close the door on the falling rain
c)
look down at their feet and hands
d)
are startled when they hear the thunder
11.
Which statement best explains how the rainy season affects Margot?
a)
She is pale, silent and thin.
b)
She likes to hide from everyone.
c)
Tunnels are her only comfort.
d)
Rain improves her poetry writing.
12.
Which detail shows that the story takes place in the future?
a)
Margot lives on Venus
b)
Scientists study the sun
c)
Rain fall for seven years
d)
Children dream of the sun
13.
All of the words describe William except-
a)
aggressive
b)
dominating
c)
understanding
d)
controlling
14.
What are the children remembering when they dream of "gold or a yellow crayon or a large coin?"
a)
art class
b)
the sun
15.
How long does the sun shine once it appears?
a)
All summer
b)
Two hours
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