Flashcard on Helen Keller

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Biography

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It tells about a real person’s life.

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What happened as a result of Helen being sick?

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she became blind and deaf

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How did she learn to say “father” when she was five?

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she motioned to put on his glasses

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Who was Anne Sullivan?

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a teacher who changed Helen’s life

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How did Helen eventually communicate with others?

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she wrote words in their hands

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How could Helen read books?

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they were written in Braille

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Helen learned to speak all of these languages except? English, German, Spanish, French

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Spanish

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What is special about the statue of Helen Keller that is in the U.S. capital?

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It’s the first that is of a child.

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What makes Helen different from many other people?

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She is blind and deaf.

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In the middle of the passage, Helen says that every object she touched burst to life. What does Helen mean when she says this?

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She understood that objects have names.