WorksheetsHelen Keller
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Helen Keller was a prominent activist. What is an activist?
Someone with physical disabilities
Someone who campaigns publicly on behalf of a cause
Someone who writes books
Someone who becomes famous
Why do you think Helen Keller acted out when
she was a young child?
She was upset because it was hard for her to
communicate.
She hated being indoors and wanted to go
outside and play.
She wanted people to pay more attention to
her.
She did not like to study or do her homework.
What can you infer from the fact that doctors couldn't figure out the cause of Keller's illness?
Medicine in the 19th century was less advanced than it is today.
Keller probably had an extremely rare illness
Keller's disabilities probably weren't cause by a disease
Keller's doctors were uneducated and ignorant
Why did Helen Keller meet with leaders from
all over the world?
to help get people with disabilities the right to
vote for their leaders
to encourage leaders to improve conditions
for people with disabilities
to teach leaders sign language and teach
how to read and write in Braille
to gather support so she could become the
first deaf and blind president
Which sentence is FALSE about Helen Keller?
She encouraged people to work together.
She met leaders from around the world.
She fought for equal rights.
She was born blind and deaf.
Helen Keller said, "Keep your face to the
sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." What
do you think she meant?
A good education will bring success.
A positive attitude keeps you happy.
Shadows are areas where sunlight is blocked.
Men and women should have the same
rights.
How would you classify the relationship between Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan?
Strictly professional
Brief, but warm
Cold and unfriendly
Close and long-lasting
What did Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan have in common?
Both were very poor
Both had damaged eyesight
Both were Southerners
Both were accomplshed authors
Which of these statements is an opinion about Helen Keller?
Helen Keller wrote 12 books
Helen Keller learned to read and write in five languages
Helen Keller's achievements were miraculous
Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to ever graduate from a university
What was the significance of this object in Helen Keller's life story?
It was where she first learned how to read
It was where she first understood the concept of language
It was where she first met Anne Sullivan
It was where she first learned the Braille alphabet
