"All Summer in a Day"
Summer on Venus
Vocabulary
Setting
Themes
100

On Venus, the sun is a rare sight, appearing for only this amount of time.

What is two hours?

100

The dominant weather phenomenon on Venus in the story.

What is rain?

100

In the story, this word describes the continuous rain falling on Venus.

What is deluge?

100

This is the planet where the story takes place.

What is Venus?

100

This is the central theme of the story.

What is jealousy?

200

Margot's classmates are jealous of her because she remembers this.

What is the sun?

200

The sun's appearance is described as a brief, precious event.

What is like a coin?

200

This word, used to describe Margot, means to become less intense or strong.

What is slackening?

200

This the natural phenomenon that the children on Venus have only read about and never experienced?

What is the sun?

200

This is the feeling Margot experiences due to being different from the other children.

What is isolation?

300

The children lock Margot in a closet before the sun appears, leading to this feeling in the story's conclusion.

What is guilt?

300

The children's excitement is described as both joy and this.

What is terror?

300

This word, describing the children's behavior toward Margot, means to treat someone badly and unfairly.

What is bullying?

300

This is the season that the children anticipate with both excitement and trepidation.

What is summer?

300

This is what the children ultimately learn about the sun.

What is its power and beauty?

400

The children are from this planet, where it always rains.

What is Venus?

400

The story's title is ironic because this is something the children rarely experience.

What is a summer day?

400

This word, describing the sun's warmth, means to be very intense or powerful.

What is blazing?

400

This is the dominant weather condition on Venus.

What is rain?

400

This is the result of the children's actions towards Margot.

What is regret?

500

Margot's difference from the other children is that she has lived on Venus for this long?

What is four years?

500

The sun's heat on Venus is not described as intense, but rather as this.

What is a warm hand?

500

This word, used to describe the children's actions, means to move or act with great speed.

What is darted?

500

This is the location where the children confine Margot.

What is the closet?

500

This is a major consequence of the constant rain on Venus.

What is loss of hope?

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