I Am Helen Keller

Who is telling the story?

• A narrator we do not see.

• Helen's mom

• Helen Keller

• Helen's dog

What makes Helen different from many other people?

• She is blind and deaf.

• She reads and writes.

• She learns to talk.

• She has a dog.

Why couldn't Helen play with her dog?

• He could not hear here.

• He was old and tired.

• He was smelly.

• She could not speak to call him.

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

• She was able to see objects.

• She thought objects were moving.

• She understood that objects have names.

• She thought the objects became brighter.

Why is Anne Sullivan so important to Helen?

• Anne gives Helen a toy doll.

• Anne helps Helen plant a flower.

• Anne teaches Helen how to read.

• Anne plays many games with Helen.

What is the first word Anne is able to teach Helen?

• D-O-G

• L-O-V-E

• M-A-M-A

• W-A-T-E-R

In the passage, why does the author put some words in bubbles?

• to tell what will happen next

• to tell what people are saying

• to show how people sound when they talk

• to show that important parts are happening

What is something Helen touches or points at on page 24?

• floor

• chimney

• dog

• dress

Why was Miss Sullivan worried that Helen would get frustrated if she tried to learn to speak?

• It would be hard because Helen could not hear what speaking sounded like.

• It would be hard because Helen hated to talk.

• It would be hard because Miss Sullivan did not like to teach people how to speak.

• It would be hard because nobody in Helen's family could talk.

What is the passage MOSTLY about?

• what Helen does as an adult.

• what Helen likes to do.

• how Helen finds a way to go to school

• how Helen finds a way to live a happy life