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"All Summer in a Day" Reading Check

Directions: Complete the following questions after reading "All Summer in a Day." You must write in complete sentences, using proper capitalization and punctuation, to receive credit.

Match each vocabulary word with its definition.

Word Bank
slacken
frail
edge
vital
tumultuous
savor

Word	Definition
	(adj.) of the utmost importance; necessary to the maintenance of life
	(v.) to make or become less tight, looser, or slower
	(adj.) loud, excited, and emotional; full of confusion, disorder, or violence
	(adj.) physically weak; easily broken
	(v.) to move or force gradually; to defeat by a small margin
	(v.) to taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in

Pick one of the vocabulary words from above. Write an original sentence related to "All Summer in a Day" that includes the word.

What is the setting in "All Summer in a Day"?
- Ohio
- Neptune
- Venus
- Mars
How often does the sun come out in "All Summer in a Day"?
- Once every year
- Once every seven years
- Once every six months
- Once every ten years
Which piece of evidence best supports the idea that Margot is different from her peers?
- "They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall."
- "They heard her muffled cries. Then, smiling, they turned and went out and back down the tunnel, just as the teacher arrived."
- "And they, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out, and had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was. But Margot remembered."
- "The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing altogether. The children put their hands to their ears. They stood apart."

After the rain starts, what do the children suddenly remember? What do they do?

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