II. Read the extract given below and the questions that follow-
They stood in the doorway of the underground for a moment until it
was raining hard. Then they closed the door and heard the gigantic sound of
the rain falling in tons and avalanches, everywhere and forever.
"Will it be seven more years?"
"Yes. Seven."
Then one of them gave a little cry.
*"Margot!"
1. Why did the children stand in the doorway? What were they doing till then? (3)
2. Describe briefly what happened when it rained on the planet Venus (3)
3. Why did one student cry, "Margot" ? Why was Margot secluded from other
students ? (3)
4. Who harassed Margot? What accusations were leveled against her? (4)
5. How is the story based on science fiction? Give two examples to support your
answer?(4)
Answers
Explanation:
Where is the answers??
Answer:
Explanation:1)because the sun dissapeared behind the clouds and it started raing heavily for next 7 years. Till then they were playing in the sun : the children laughed and laid on the jungle mattress . they ran among the trees for an hour , they played hide and seek .
2)A boom of thunder startled . they heard gigantic sound of rain falling in tons and avalanches
3)beacuse they realised that margrot was in the closet they locked her . margot was secluded from others because:
*they hated her pale snow face
*her silence
*thinness
*and her possible future in the earth
4)her classmates harassed her .
5)all summer in a day is a story set in future on planet venus . the characters are on venus to set up a civilisation and live out their lives