T English Part 2 lesson A

Which part of Helen Keller's own book, The Story of My Life, shows this idea and explains why Anne thought Helen needed to learn to follow rules?

• My teacher had been with me for several weeks before I understood that everything has a name.

• Miss Sullivan tried to make me understand that "m-u-g" means mug and "w-a-t-e-r" means water, but I kept mixing them up.

• I got annoyed because she kept trying, and I grabbed the new doll and threw it on the floor.

• I felt my way to the fireplace and picked up the broken pieces. I tried but couldn't put them back together.

Which part of The Story of My Life is the best and clearest proof that Anne Sullivan's way of teaching helped Helen?

• Suddenly, I had a faint memory of something I had forgotten—a feeling of a thought coming back; and somehow, I understood the secret of language.

• When we went back to the house, every object I touched seemed to be alive.

• That was because I saw everything in a new and strange way.

• Then I started to cry because I realized what I had done, and for the first time, I felt sorry and sad.

The passage from The Story of My Life is best described as Helen Keller's

• speech that she gave when she finished college.

• loving words about her wonderful teacher, Anne Sullivan.

• personal story about an event that changed her life.

• argument that kids who are deaf and blind could learn to talk and read.

In "Helen Keller's Biography," the writer talks about "a doll that the children at Perkins had made for [Anne] to give to Helen." Which sentence best shows the difference between how this is described in the biography and how Helen Keller describes the same thing in her own book?

• The biography tells the story like someone else is watching, while Helen Keller's book tells it from her own point of view.

• The biography tells the story from Anne Sullivan's point of view, while Helen Keller's book is based on what she remembers.

Read this sentence from "Helen Keller's Biography": In the days that followed, she learned to spell many more words in this way without understanding what they meant. Which sentence from The Story of My Life shows what the underlined part means?

• After I played with it for a little while, Miss Sullivan slowly spelled the word "d-o-l-l" into my hand.

• I was immediately interested in this finger game and tried to copy it.

• I ran downstairs to my mother, held up my hands, and made the letters for doll.

• I didn't know I was spelling a word or even that words existed; I was just moving my fingers like a monkey copying someone.

What information does The Story of My Life give that is not in "Helen Keller's Biography"?

• Helen was able to show her feelings for the first time.

• Helen realized she had a way to talk to other people.

• Helen understood that the words spelled in her hand stood for things.

• Helen realized she could learn about the world by learning the names of things.

Choose the word that best fits in the blank to make the two pairs of words have a similar relationship. fruit is a type of apple :: insect is a type of _____

• ant

• bat

• bug

• frog

Choose the word that best fits in the blank to make the two pairs of words have a similar relationship. skeleton is the frame of a human body :: _____ is the frame of a house

• door

• wall

• roof

• window

What is the best meaning of "sentiment"?

• A strong opinion

• A tender feeling or emotion

• A logical argument

Which sentence best uses the word "sentiment"?

• The politician expressed his sentiment about the new law very clearly.

• There was a strong sentiment in the room after she shared her heartfelt story.

• He analyzed the data without any sentiment, focusing only on the facts.