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All Summer in a Day (EAL)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"All Summer in a Day" takes place on the planet...

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

2.
What are the children waiting for as the story begins?
a)
a rainstorm
b)
the sun to shine
c)
early dismissal from school
d)
a snow storm
3.
Which detail shows that the story takes place in the future?
a)
The children live on Venus.
b)
Scientists study the sun. 
c)
It has been raining for 7 years. 
d)
Children dream of the sun. 
4.

Here, the sun comes out only once every.........

a)

other day.

b)

seven days.

c)

seven months.

d)

seven years.

5.
What is one reason that the children treat Margot badly?
a)
She stays away from the jungle.
b)
She locks children in closets.
c)
She writes stories about weather.
d)
She might get to go back to Earth soon. 
6.

Margot knows more about the sun than her classmates because....

a)

she can remember her life on Earth.

b)

her father is an astronomer.

c)

both of these.

d)

neither of these.

7.
What does slacken mean? 
a)
put on
b)
slow down
c)
leave up
d)
catch up
8.

Where do the children lock Margo?

a)

in the classroom.

b)

in the closet.

c)

in the bathroom.

d)

in the cafeteria.

9.
When the sun comes out, the children
a)
think it looks like a lemon
b)
stay in the classroom and hide.
c)

run and play outside. 

d)
cry and wait for the rain to return. 
10.

How long does the sun stay out?

a)

half an hour

b)

two hours

c)

four hours

d)

six hours

11.

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

a)

lay out on the jungle mattress

b)

play hide and go seek

c)

run around

d)

swim

12.
Something that is immense is
a)
cloudy
b)
correct
c)
fluffy
d)
huge
13.
Savor means to 
a)
stop fighting with
b)
steal something
c)
take pleasure in
d)
lock in a closet
14.

When do the children remember that they had locked Margot?

a)

when their teacher asks about Margot

b)

while they wait for the sun

c)

after the sun faded and the rain returned

d)

while they are playing outside

15.
You can infer from the children’s “solemn and pale” faces after they come in from the rain that they
a)
are very tired from playing in the sun.
b)
feel guilty about locking Margot in a closet. 
c)
are sad to return to the classroom. 
d)
are upset to be all wet from the rain.