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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Review)

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    Comprehension Questions
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  • Which detail points to this story being an example of science fiction?
    Scientists study the sun
    Rain fall for seven years
    It takes place on Venus
    Children dream of the sun
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  • Look at the sentence from the story. Which word below is a synonym (similar meaning) for frail? "She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for years."
    unusual
    delicate
    loud
    smart
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  • Why do the children move slowly and hesitate to see Margot at the end of the story?
    they know they have done a cruel thing to her.
    they can't stand to see her pale face.
    they know they will get in trouble now.
    they are worried that Margot may not be where they left her.
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  • Why don't the other students like Margot?
    Margot thinks she is better than the others.
    Margot picks on William.
    Margot does not like to take showers.
    Margot's experiences are very different than the other stude
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  • At the beginning of the story, the children are waiting for...
    a science experiment
    the sunshine
    an early dismissal
    a rainstorm
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  • Margot knows more about the sun than her classmates because...
    her father is an astronomer.
    she can remember her life on Earth.
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  • "All Summer In a Day" takes place on the planet...
    Mercury
    Earth
    Venus
    Mars
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  • In the story, the sun only comes out every...
    7 seconds
    7 months
    7 days
    7 years
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  • Where did the children lock Margot?
    the uv room
    the closet
    the classroom
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  • How long does the sun come out on Venus?
    1 second
    1 minute
    1 hour
    1 month
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  • When do the children remember that they locked Margot in the closet?
    while they wait for the sun.
    after the sun faded and the rain returned.
    when their teacher asks about Margot.
    while they are playing outside.
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  • How did the children feel while waiting for the sun to appear?
    excited
    uninterested
    angry
    sad
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  • How did Margot respond to her classmates locking her in the closet?
    Margot cried uncontrollably
    She didn't fight back
    She fought back and tried to get out of the closet
    They threatened to tell the teacher
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  • Why are William and the children jealous of Margot?
    Her family is wealthy
    She came from Earth and will likely return
    She's a great writer
    She's a teacher's pet
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  • Which event is part of the falling action?
    The students realize they left Margot in the closet.
    The children walk slowly back into the classroom
    They open the closet door.
    Margot is pushed by William.
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  • Which event is in the rising action?
    The students go outside to experience the sun.
    All of the above
    The children looked out the window at the rain.
    Margot was put in the closet.
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