Helen Keller: The Story of My Life

Which of the following inferences best describes what Helen felt after learning what “water” means?

• Helen was proud of herself for finally understanding what “water” meant.

• Helen was angry that she didn’t realize what “water” meant sooner.

• Helen was joyful because she realized the objects around her had names and meaning.

• Helen was jealous that many people knew more words than her.

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Who was Helen Keller's teacher?

• Anne Sullivan

• Marie Curie

• Amelia Earhart

• Rosa Parks

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What illness caused Helen Keller to become deaf and blind?

• Chickenpox

• Polio

• Scarlet fever or meningitis

• Measles

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Paragraphs 2-9 of “The Story of My Life” are told in the tense, from a point of view.

• past; third-person

• present; first-person

• present; third-person

• past; first-person

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How did Helen Keller communicate with others?

• Sign language, Morse code, and writing

• Finger spelling, Braille, and speech

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Which sentence most strongly expresses Helen’s feelings before she could understand language?

• “Anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle.”

• As we returned to the house every object which I touched seemed to quiver with life.”

• “The most important day in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.”

• “I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me.”

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What was the first word that Helen Keller learned to spell with the manual alphabet?

• water

• apple

• chair

• book

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Which of the following inferences best describes Anne Sullivan?

• Anne Sullivan was an effective teacher because she was outgoing.

• Anne Sullivan was dedicated to helping Helen learn language.

• Anne Sullivan was frustrated when Helen broke the new doll.

• Anne Sullivan was strict about making Helen quickly learn new words

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Which of the following statements best explains why Helen felt happy at the end of this excerpt?

• She was going out into the warm sunshine.

• She learned the meaning of the word “doll.”

• The language she was learning helped her make sense of the world.

• She didn’t like the big rag doll and she was glad it was broken.

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What is mainly the significance of water in the excerpt?

• Water represents the bitter relationship between Helen and Miss Sullivan.

• The word “water” confuses Helen.

• Helen is thirsty, so her teacher helps her get water from the well-house.

• Water is the first thing that teaches Helen that everything has a name.

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