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WorksheetsQuiz on 'All Summer in a Day'
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
How do the other children regard Margot at the beginning of the story?
They admire Margot for being so unique.
They pity Margot for her sun-filled childhood.
They envy Margot for her unusual experiences.
They appreciate Margot for teaching them new things.
What does the phrase "like escaped animals from their caves" imply about the sun's impact on the children? (Paragraph 60)
The sun makes the children violent.
The sun makes the children feel free.
The sun turns the children against each other.
The sun causes the children to understand Margot.
Why does the author describe the color of the landscape in paragraph 59?
to illustrate the way sun is harming Venus's natural wonders
to illustrate the natural beauty that the rain creates on Venus
to illustrate that the children were right to hide Margot from the sun
to illustrate how the sun revealed the truth of life on Venus to the children
What does the author's use of figurative language in paragraph 23 reveal about Margot?
Margot has become angry and violent from the lack of sun on Venus.
Margot has gained confidence and strength from her new home on Venus.
Margot has lost strength and energy because of the constant rain on Venus.
Margot has learned to overcome challenges and disappointments because of her life on Venus.
Which statement best expresses a theme of "All Summer in a Day"?
Following the crowd can lead to cruel actions that one will later regret.
Following the crowd can give people the courage to try new things.
Following the crowd can make people afraid to be independent.
Following the crowd can result in damage to the environment.
How does the author use character change, the resolution, or literary devices to reveal theme in "All Summer in a Day"?
Through the character's realization and change in behavior
By resolving the conflict in a surprising way
Using metaphors and similes to enhance the theme
All of the above
What is one of the conflicts of the story?
Internal Conflict: Kids envious of Margot.
External Conflict: The sun has disappeared.
External Conflict: Venus is being attacked by Earth.
Internal Conflict: Margot is being bullied by the other kids.
Paragraph 27 gives the reader insight about Margot's past, what is this literary effect is this?
falling action
rising action
flashback
conflict
What point of view is "All Summer in a Day" told in?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person, Limited
Third Person, Omniscient
What element influenced the conflict of the story?
Setting
Characters
Theme
Plot
How does Margot's past and "possible future" as explained in paragraphs 27-33 influence the way the other children treat her?
Margot's past and future include Earth which make the other children jealous.
Margot's past and future include Venus which make the other children furious.
Margot's past and future include the sun which makes the other children envious.
Margot's past and future include rain and storms which make the other children depressed.
Based on Margot's reaction to the other children's bullying, what can readers infer about her feelings about the sun?
Margot is deeply upset and would lament not seeing the sun.
Margot is too proud not to get what she wants.
Margot is murderous and will attack the children when she gets out.
Margot is happy and energetic about getting to see the sun.
Why does the girl start crying in paragraph 68?
The rain landed in her eyes.
The rain has begun again.
She is upset her hair is getting wet.
She is crying tears of joy at the rain starting again.
What "two" pieces of textual evidence support that children will bewail what they did to Margot? PICK TWO
"A boom of thunder startled them and like leaves before a new hurricane, they tumbled upon each other and ran (paragraph 72)."
"They could not meet each other's glances (paragraph 81)."
"Will it be seven more years (paragraph 74)."
"Behind the closet door was only silence (paragraph 87)."
How does the tone in paragraph 60 change in paragraph 86?
It turns from jubilant to shameful.
It changes from ravenous to quiet.
It turns from humorous to hazardous.
It changes from lamenting to joyful.
What does the word "vital" mean as used in paragraph 33?
harmful
obligatory
grateful
frail
What type of irony is displayed because the readers know how the sun will make the kids react but the kids themselves don't know.
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
creative irony
What does the following passage from “All Summer in a Day” say about Margot?
She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair.
Margot has been out in the rain for years.
Margot is pale and delicate.
Margot’s eyes have no color.
Margot no longer wears lipstick.
How many years does the sun show up?
Every 7 days
Every 7 weeks
Every 7 years
Every 7 months
