ALL SUMMER IN A DAY by Ray Bradbury

Comprehension questions : please answer the following questions in complete

sentences.

1. What is the weather like on Venus ? line 1

How long has it been like this ? line 11
2. What is supposed to happen on this particular day ? line 18
3. Why are the other children unable to remember the sun ? lines 21+22
4. How does Margot feel about the weather on Venus ?
□ she likes it □ she doesn’t like it
□ she doesn’t care about the weather
Tick the correct answer and justify with a sentence or words from the text.

5. What makes Margot different from the other children ? Why ? lines 44 to
75
6. Why does this difference cause the other children to dislike Margot ? lines
44 to 75
7. What do the other children do to Margot ? lines 77 to 90
8. What do the children do when the sun comes out ? lines 92 + 93
9. Why do the children bully Margot ?
10.What do the other children remember when it starts to rain again ? lines
155 to 159
11.How do they feel when it starts to rain again ? line 146