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All Summer in a Day

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years."


Which word below is a synonym for frail?

a)

Smart

b)

Unusual

c)

Delicate

d)

Loud

2.

How do the other students feel about Margot?

a)

They want to be her friend but don't know how.

b)

They ignore her because she is quiet.

c)

They're mean to her because they are jealous.

3.

If Margot had NOT been locked in the closet, she most likely would have been...

a)

angry about going outside

b)

happy to see the sun

c)

upset that her classmates don't like her

d)

scared of the sun

4.

When the sun comes out, the children

a)

get Margot to go play with them

b)

stay in the classroom and hide.

c)

run and play outside, in the jungle.

d)

cry and wait for the rain to return.

5.

Why do the children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story?

a)

they can't stand to see her pale face.

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.

6.
The children lock Margot in the closet because...
a)
they want Margot to think only about the rain.
b)
they don't want Margot to know about the warmth of the sun.
c)
they are worried that Margot will get sunburned.
d)
they are jealous of Margot for remembering what the sun is like.
7.

How does the setting affect the mood in the story?

a)

The future setting makes the mood happy and optimistic.

b)

The weather on Venus makes the mood depressing and gloomy.

c)

The sun makes the mood peaceful.

d)

The setting does not affect the mood.

8.

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."

a)

She is a ghost.

b)

She had her picture taken and placed in an album.

c)

She is frail.

9.

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

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.

Which of the following words best captures the mood of this story?

a)

lighthearted

b)

gloomy

c)

angry

d)

spooky

14.

"She was an old photograph dusted from an album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all, her voice would be a ghost." This is an example of;

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

15.

"They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes" is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

16.
You can infer from the children's "solemn and pale" faces after they come in from the rain that they...
a)
feel tired from playing.
b)
are ashamed of what they did to Margot.
c)
must go back to their classroom.
d)
are soaking wet from the rainstorm.
17.
Where does the story take place? 
a)
Earth
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
18.
What happens every day? 
a)
It rains. 
b)
It snows. 
c)
It's sunny. 
19.
TRUE or FALSE: The teacher realizes that Margot is missing. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.
TRUE or FALSE: The kids went back to let Margot out before they went outside. 
a)
True
b)
False