Helen Keller

What caused Helen to become blind and deaf?

• An illness
• Her tantrums
• An accident

Before Helen's teacher came, how did Helen show her family what she wanted?

• She kicked and screamed
• She moved her lips
• She made motions with her hands

The reader can tell that Helen's family loved her because they -

• planted pretty flowers outside her window
• taught her to read lips
• tried to find people to help her

What is the first part of the story mostly about?

• Before Annie came, Helen was happy to be in her world
• Before Annie came, life was very hard for Helen
• Before Annie came, Helen wanted to know words for everything

Helen sometimes screamed and kicked for hours because -

• everyone laughed at her
• her family kept secrets from her
• no one could understand her

How did Alexander Graham Bell change Helen's life?

• He promised to send one of his workers to be her teacher
• He explained to her family how to teach her sign language
• He told her family where to find a teacher

Which sentence BEST describes how Helen's life changed after she learned to word for water?

• From then on, Helen knew she was different from her family
• From then on, Helen wanted to learn about everything
• From then on, Helen called Annie "Teacher"

Which sentence from the story BEST explains how Helen was able to read?

• Helen felt the words with her fingers
• Helen was hungry for knowledge
• Annie did not teach Helen words one at a time

What is the last page of this story mostly about?

• How Helen learned to read
• How Helen's abilities made her famous
• How Helen became a writer for the newspaper

If you imitate someone you...

• laugh at them
• copy them
• forget them