All Summer in a Day Reading Check

How long had it been raining on Venus?

• Seven years
• One year
• A month
• Forever

What do the children in the story primarily long for?

• The sun
• Food
• Games
• Sleep

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does Margot feel in comparison to the other children?

• She feels isolated and different.
• She feels happy and included.
• She feels angry and rebellious.
• She feels indifferent.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.9A

What happens to Margot when the other children lock her in the closet?

• She quietly waits and hopes to be let out.
• She escapes and finds the sun.
• She becomes angry and breaks the door.
• She forgets about the sun.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What event do the children anticipate as the rain begins to slacken?

• The sun coming out.
• The teacher arriving.
• A storm.
• A field trip.

What does Margot remember about the sun that the other children do not?

• The warmth and brightness.
• Its shape and size.
• The sound it makes.
• Its color only.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

How do the children react when the sun finally appears?

• They run outside and play joyfully.
• They sit quietly and contemplate.
• They complain about the rain.
• They remember Margot and feel guilty.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happens at the end of the story?

• They realize they forgot Margot in the closet.
• The children decide to leave Venus.
• They play happily in the sun forever.
• The sun disappears again.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3