Helen Keller Comprehension HMH

At the beginning of the story, why does the author tell what the cow feels like?

• to explain how to milk a cow

• to give facts about a kind of cow

• to show how the world felt to Helen

Read this sentence. 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 Helen is not missing much

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

• to show that sight and sound are not important

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

• alone, silence, darkness

• screamed, cried, kicked

• hungry, motions, pretended

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

• to show that Annie could not be trusted

• to show that Helen was a playful student

• to show that Helen was hard to work with

How does Helen Keller describe her experiences with literature in these chapters?

• As a challenging endeavor that she eventually gives up on.

• As a transformative experience that opens up new worlds to her.

• As a mundane activity that she does not enjoy.

• As a necessary task for her education, but not enjoyable.

How does the author use literary devices to convey Helen Keller's experiences?

• Through the use of similes and metaphors to describe her sensory experiences.

• By employing flashbacks to provide background information.

• Utilizing personification to give life to inanimate objects in her stories.

• All of the above.

Helen Keller ____________.

• never learned to read

• learned to read using her hands

• had books read out loud to her

Helen Keller became deaf and blind when she was a young girl. Although she couldn't see or hear, she worked hard to do some amazing things. Helen wrote books, gave speeches, and read raised letters. She has been a wonderful example to others.

Which is the best summary of this paragraph?

• Helen Keller did some amazing things. She became deaf and blind as a young girl.

• Helen Keller became blind and deaf as a young girl. She was a very hard worker.

• Helen Keller was deaf and blind. She set a good example for others by the great work she did.

• Helen Keller wrote books and gave many speeches. She has been a wonderful example.

According to the article, how did Helen Keller become blind and deaf?

• She was born that way.

• She got sick when she was a baby.

• She became blind and deaf because of old age.

• She was in a car accident.

In the selection from The Story of My Life, Keller feels pleasure when Miss Sullivan brings her hat to her because

​ ​ ​ (a)  

• She has learned how to spell "h-a-t."

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

• She knows that she will be going outside.

• She loves wearing hats.