The Story of My Life

When you are uncomprehending you__

• are aware of your feelings
• feel regretful
• do not understand
• are real and touchable

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In this selection, events are told from the perspective of --

• a child learning about the world

• an adult looking back on her childhood

• an adult telling about the childhood of another person

• a child telling about an important person in her life

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The description of the well-house and outside helps the reader --

• recognize the similarities and differences between the house and the inside.

• see why Helen Keller was upset

• understand Helen Keller's feelings towards being in the outdoors

• realize how unusual the weather was

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What perspective is this story written in?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• 3rd person limited

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on the selection, what was the main reason Helen claimed that her understanding of language came from the word "water"

• Water was so common and familiar to Helen that the word was easy to learn.

• Helen became so thirsty that she was forced to ask for water by name.

• The feel of the water helped Helen understand the concept of language.

• The lesson with the flowing water helped Helen remember that she knew the concept in the past.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In her autobiography, Keller says that the most important day of her life was the day she

• learned about wataer
• learned to spell mug
• met her new teacher
• smelled honeysuckle

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The first word that Keller truly understood was

• doll
• water
• mother
• mug

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What did Keller realize after understanding her first word?

• Her teacher was a miracle worker
• Her ship was out of the fog.
• She could imitate anything.
• Everyhing has a name.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Keller explains that Sullivan changed her life by 

• bringing Keller closer to her family
• giving Keller her first doll
• teaching Keller to read
• giving Keller hope

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does Keller describe her state before Sullivan arrived?

• She was eager to learn.
• She was weak and angry
• She felt sad but not hopeless.
• She was as lonely as a ship at sea.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5