Helen Keller ELA

According to the selection from The Story of My Life, how does Keller mainly perceive her surroundings?

• through her sense of hearing

• through her sense of touch

• through her sense of smell

• through her sense of taste

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

In the selection from The Story of My Life, why does Keller break the new doll that Miss Sullivan gave her?

• She wants to anger Miss Sullivan.

• She wants Miss Sullivan to give her a new doll.

• She does not like the new doll as much as her old doll.

• She feels impatient with Miss Sullivan's attempts to teach her words.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In the selection from The Story of My Life, why does Keller feel pleasure when Miss Sullivan brings her hat to her?

• She loves wearing hats.

• She learned how to spell "h-a-t."

• She knows she will be going outside.

• She enjoys the feeling of a hat on her head.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

According to the selection from The Story of My Life, which action directly causes Keller to understand the concept of language?

• walking in the garden with Miss Sullivan to feel the sunshine

• tracing the shapes of letters on her hand and showing her mother

• picking up pieces of a broken doll and trying to put them together

• having water flow over her hand and then learning how to spell water.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

According to the selection from The Story of My Life, how does Keller feel the night following her discovery of language?

• full of joy

• full of despair

• full of anxiety

• full of jealousy

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What would a child most likely do to imitate her sister's behavior?

• tell others about it

• make fun of it

• try to copy it

• ignore it

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In order to be accurately called a mystery, what must something be?

• tragic

• joyous

• boring

• puzzling

Whis of these situations would most likely present barriers to learning to sing?

• having a sweet-sounding voice

• having a good teacher

• joining a chorus

• being tone-deaf

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to the selection from The Story of My Life, how does Keller at first view Miss Sullivan's efforts to spell words into her hand? Which sentence best supports your answer?

• as an exchange of information

• as a means of disciplining her

• as an annoying interruption

• as an amusing activity

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the selection from The Story of My Life, what personal quality is most responsible for Keller's success in learning to use words?

• enthusiasm

• compassion

• impatience

• humor

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6