Helen's Big World

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

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

What is a biography?

• a rhyming story

• a fiction story

• a story about a real person

Why does the author say at the beginning of the article what a cow feels like?

• the author loves cows

• to give facts about cows

• to show how the world felt to Helen

She could not see her father's smile or the pretty flowers outside her window.

Why does the author describe Helen this way>?

• to show that sight and hearing are not important

• to show that it is hard not to see or hear

• to show that Helen is not missing much

What words does the author use to show that Helen was angry at first?

• pretended, hungry, motions

• silence, darkness, alone

• cried, kicked, screamed

Why does the author tell you that Helen locked Annie in a room?

• to show that Annie was fun

• to show that Helen was hard to work with

• to show that Helen is funny

What do the dates in the headings tell you?

• years in Helen's life

• years of world events

• the year each section was written

What from the book helps you know that the story is about a real person?

• There are drawings of Helen

• The author describes how Helen feels

• There are some photos of the real Helen