WorksheetsAll Summer in a Day - Comprehension Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
“All Summer In a Day” takes place on the planet...
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
What are the children doing as "All Summer in a Day" opens?
They are teasing Margot
They are reciting poetry
They are peering out a window
They are pushing Margot into a closet
Here, the sun comes out only once every
other day
seven days
seven months
seven years
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
Do the other children in Margot's class remember the last time they saw the sun?
Yes
Maybe
No
The word that best describes how Margot's classmates feel about her at the beginning of the story is...
jealous
friendly
afraid
frightened
Where do the children lock Margot?
in the closet
in the classroom
in the bathroom
in the cafeteria
How long does the sun stay out?
half an hour
two hours
four hours
six hours
When do the children remember that they had locked Margot in the closet?
when their teacher asks about Margot
while they wait for the sun
after the sun faded and the rain returned
while playing outside
Which of the following sentences is the last line of the story?
"Oh it's better than 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.
Lightning struck ten miles away, five miles away, a mile, a half mile.
