HSC Arts इयत्ता १२ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Why did the children lock Margot in a closet?

Margot could recall what the sun looked like while the other children could not. Why?

How long did the Sun shine on Venus?

What is the significance of the particular day described in the story “All summer in a day”?

What happens to Margot while the teacher is out of the classroom?

How did Margot describe the sun to others?

How did the children react when the sun came out after seven years?

What were their feelings towards Margot at the end of the story?

How do the children react to the long awaited event in the story?

Did the children regret having locked Margot in a closet? Answer citing relevantly from the story.

Based on your understanding of the story, complete the story map.

Find out and encircle the following words in the word grid. (The words have been placed horizontally, vertically, diagonally and even back to front)

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The scientists______ that the Sun would come out on Venus that day after seven years.

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The children are getting ready for the ______event.

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The children ______Margot as she ______the Sun.

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

William and other children have bullied her and ______her in a closet.

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

When the Sun comes out, the children ______the Sun.

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The Sun ______ behind a stir of mist. Again it started raining on Venus.

Now read the sentence below. Complete them appropriately with the word you identified from the grid.

The children are _______ of Margot and ______the door and let her out.

Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day” is a piece of science fiction. Discuss plots of similar stories with your partner and share your ideas with the class.