All summer in a day reading comprehension questions and answers

All Summer In A Day: Reading Comprehension

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What are some questions to ask for All Summer in a Day?
What does the sun symbolize in All Summer in a Day?
What kind of world does Margot live in compared to the world?
What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy dreamy mood in All Summer in a Day?

This is a complete reading comprehension lesson plan for Ray Bradbury’s short story “All Summer In A Day.” This reading comprehension lesson can be used in middle school or early high school and is aligned to Common Core Anchor Standard RL 1. It is the first in a series of lessons designed around Bradbury’s classic story. This lesson DOES NOT contain the text of the story.

This lesson employs the before reading, during reading and after reading format. Prior to reading the main text, students read a short background text on the planet Venus and the time period in which “All Summer in A Day” was published. During reading, students answer a series of comprehension questions. After reading, they create a comic strip of the story. There is a five question multiple choice assessment included with this product. It also contains an answer key.

This reading comprehension lesson is designed for a 90 minute class period. It could be split into two parts for a shorter class period.

This lesson is included in the All Summer In A Day Complete Unit.

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Remember to read the questions CAREFULLY and ALL answers before answering!

1.
How does the author make you feel pity for Margot? Support your response with EXAMPLES (more than one!!) from the story.
2.
What statement can you make about the importance of the SETTING to the PLOT?? (remember we did work with this/remember how you answered it!!!)
3.
How does seeing the sun change the children in a POSITIVE WAY? Give details from the story that help you know how the children have changed.
4.
What does the word THEME mean? What was the THEME of "All Summer in a Day"? Explain how Ray Bradbury helped you, as the reader, to understand the theme of this short story (what parts of the plot led you to understand it was the theme):
5.
BONUS ---on another sheet of paper, answer this and turn it into me (you will not get extra credit if you do not follow directions!!) What is a quote by Ray Bradbury that you remember? After telling me the quote, explain what you think he meant in/with this quote?
6.
What are the children waiting for as the story begins?
- A.
  A rainstorm
- B.
  The sunshine
- C.
  An early dismissal
- D.
  A science experiment
7.
Which detail shows that the story takes place in the future?
- A.
  Margot lives on Venus
- B.
  Scientists study the sun
- C.
  Rain falls for seven years
- D.
  Children dream about the sun
8.
The children are looking through the windows because...
- A.
  People in rockets will be flying near
- B.
  The constant rainfall is so unusual
- C.
  They are waiting for the sun to come out
- D.
  Scientists are outside performing experiments
9.
Which phrase best describes the setting at the beginning of the story?
- A.
  An underground city on Venus
- B.
  A experimental city on Earth
- C.
  A rocket ship near Venus
- D.
  A stormy jungle on Earth
10.
Margot is different from the other children because she….
- A.
  Grows bored while waiting for the teacher
- B.
  Believes that the rain will continue forever
- C.
  Speaks a different language than they do
- D.
  Remembers what the sun looks and feels like
11.
Which statement best explains how the rainy setting affects Margot?
- A.
  She is pale, silent and thin
- B.
  She likes to hide from everyone.
- C.
  Rain improves her poetry writing.
- D.
  Tunnels are her only comfort.
12.
When the sun comes out, the children
- A.
  Compare it to a penny
- B.
  Return to the classroom
- C.
  Play in the pale jungle
- D.
  Wait for the rainfall
13.
You can INFER that the children feel ashamed after they come back inside because they….
- A.
  Are startled when they hear thunder
- B.
  Look down at their feet and hands
- C.
  Close the door on the falling rain
- D.
  Have blue faces from the lightning
14.

What is the reason the children are ashamed when they come back in?
- A.
  They are ashamed because they broke something important to others
- B.
  They are ashamed because of the way they treated Margot
- C.
  They are ashamed because they were afraid of the lightening and thunder and it was an irrational fear
- D.
  They are ashamed because they had all gotten wet while they were out and were making a mess on the floor
15.
What is meant by the word APPARATUS?
- A.
  A device used for a specific purpose
- B.
  A piece broken off or cut from the whole
- C.
  An attempt made by a teammate
- D.
  An assignment given as homework
16.
To SAVOR means to….
- A.
  Claim possession of
- B.
  Devote time to
- C.
  Take pleasure in
- D.
  End resistance to
17.
Something that is IMMENSE is...
- A.
  Clear
- B.
  Wrong
- C.
  Soft
- D.
  Huge
18.
The word TUMULTUOUSLY means...
- A.
  Rudely
- B.
  Heavily
- C.
  Easily
- D.
  Wildly
19.
The word SUSPICIOUS means...
- A.
  Hopeful and excited
- B.
  Believable but weird
- C.
  Doubly wrong
- D.
  Doubtful and questioning
20.
The word RIVALS means....
- A.
  Friends and family
- B.
  Enemies or opponents
- C.
  Comments
- D.
  
  Jumpers
21.
Who is the author of this short story?
- A.
  
  John Berry
- B.
  Ray Berry
- C.
  Ray Bradbury
- D.
  John Bradbury
22.
What GENRE is this short story?
- A.
  Realistic fiction
- B.
  Science non-fiction
- C.
  Realistic non-fiction
- D.
  Science fiction
23.
How long does the sunshine last when it finally comes to Venus in this short story?
- A.
  One Summer
- B.
  All day
- C.
  2 hours
- D.
  6 hours
24.
What does the word THEME mean?
- A.
  What happens in a story
- B.
  The lesson or central point the author is trying to get across
- C.
  What the author tells you, as the reader, happens in the story
- D.
  The exposition of the story is part of the meaning
25.
What does the word SETTING mean?
- A.
  What and when the story happens
- B.
  Why the story happens and what it means
- C.
  
  When and where the story happens
- D.
  Wherever the story happens

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What are some questions to ask for All Summer in a Day?

Study Guide – Comprehension Questions Please respond to the following in complete sentences..

What is the weather like on Venus? ... .

What is supposed to happen on this particular day?.

Why are the other children unable to remember the sun?.

How does Margot feel about the weather on Venus?.

What does the sun symbolize in All Summer in a Day?

The Sun Symbol Analysis. The sun, the most important symbol in “All Summer in a Day,” embodies all of nature, and its effects on people demonstrate the inextricable connection between humans and the natural world.

What kind of world does Margot live in compared to the world?

How does it compare to our world? Margot lives in a world which rains all over, every day. There is only two hours of sun available for them on one day, every seven years. Our world is extremely different as the sun shows up every day for about 12 or so hours.

What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy dreamy mood in All Summer in a Day?

Q. What is the best evidence for Bradbury creating a gloomy/dreary mood in "All Summer in a Day"? ". . . and this was the schoolroom of the children. . . " “A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. "