CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE FUN THEY HAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Unlike “The Fun They Had", in the story “All Summer in a Day” the setting is
A
on a different planet
B
the basement
C
in the past
D
at night
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -savored vital The short story “All Summer in a Day” is set on the planet Venus, where readers are told the sun comes out for only two hours every seven years. Margot feels that seeing and feeling the sun is (1) .

Detailed explanation-2: -Margot is different from the other children because she used to live on Earth, in Ohio, and so she remembers the sun, they do not. 4.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Margot had memories of the sun and the glorious effect and warmth of the sun. But the children had no recollections and remembered only the colourless and depressing rain on Venus. This was the main difference.

Detailed explanation-4: -The author does this by making the setting dark and stormy everyday on venus. The setting makes the story gloomy at first, but when the sun comes out for one hour, it makes the reader hopeful, but the main character missed the sun. That makes the reader’s mood depressed and sad.

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