Helen Keller

Helen Keller was a prominent activist. What is an activist?

• Someone with physical disabilities

• Someone who campaigns publicly on behalf of a cause

• Someone who writes books

• Someone who becomes famous

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Why do you think Helen Keller acted out when

she was a young child?

• She was upset because it was hard for her to

  communicate.

• She hated being indoors and wanted to go

  outside and play.

• She wanted people to pay more attention to

  her.

• She did not like to study or do her homework.

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What can you infer from the fact that doctors couldn't figure out the cause of Keller's illness?

• Medicine in the 19th century was less advanced than it is today.

• Keller probably had an extremely rare illness

• Keller's disabilities probably weren't cause by a disease

• Keller's doctors were uneducated and ignorant

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Why did Helen Keller meet with leaders from

all over the world?

• to help get people with disabilities the right to

  vote for their leaders

• to encourage leaders to improve conditions

  for people with disabilities

• to teach leaders sign language and teach

  how to read and write in Braille

• to gather support so she could become the

  first deaf and blind president

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Which sentence is FALSE about Helen Keller?

• She encouraged people to work together.

• She met leaders from around the world.

• She fought for equal rights.

• She was born blind and deaf.

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Helen Keller said, "Keep your face to the

sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." What

do you think she meant?

• A good education will bring success.

• A positive attitude keeps you happy.

• Shadows are areas where sunlight is blocked.

• Men and women should have the same

  rights.

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How would you classify the relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan?

• Strictly professional

• Brief, but warm

• Cold and unfriendly

• Close and long-lasting

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What did Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan have in common?

• Both were very poor

• Both had damaged eyesight

• Both were Southerners

• Both were accomplshed authors

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Which of these statements is an opinion about Helen Keller?

• Helen Keller wrote 12 books

• Helen Keller learned to read and write in five languages

• Helen Keller's achievements were miraculous

• Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to ever graduate from a university

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What was the significance of this object in Helen Keller's life story?

• It was where she first learned how to read

• It was where she first understood the concept of language

• It was where she first met Anne Sullivan

• It was where she first learned the Braille alphabet

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