WorksheetsRevisiting - The Story of My Life
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
How did Helen Keller's disabilities affect her before Anne Sullivan arrived? We can all agree that it affected her greatly, but what evidence from the text gives us the best answer?
"...I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant" (40).
"I did not know what my future held of marvel or surprise for me" (40).
"I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line..." (40).
"Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog..." (40).
"The little blind children at the Perkins Institution had sent [the doll] and Laura Bridgman had dressed it; but I did not know this until afterwards." This quote suggests that...
The doll was a gift from the Perkins Institution to Helen Keller
The doll given as a gift from the Perkins Institution to Helen Keller so that she could start her education
The doll was sent from the Perkins Institution to Helen Keller for her to start her education.
Why is the episode at the well such a significant moment in Helen Keller's life?
Helen Keller realizes that Laura Bridgman and the Perkins Institute gave her the doll
Helen Keller, with the help of Anne Sullivan, realizes that words are connected to objects.
Helen Keller finds true friendship with Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller realizes that Anne Sullivan's signing on her hand is language and finally understands what w-a-t-e-r is.
"In the still, dark world in which I lived there was no strong sentiment or tenderness." In this sentence, sentiment means....
a feeling or an emotion
to influence or encourage people to do something
confusing, puzzling
to make something known
The word "confounded" means...
a feeling or an emotion
to influence or encourage people to do something
confusing, puzzling
to make something known
The word "reveal" means...
a feeling or an emotion
to influence or encourage people to do something
confusing, puzzling
to make something known
The word "social activist" means...
one who works for an issue to help society
to influence or encourage people to do something
An account of a person's life written by that person
a place or organization founded for a specific need, such as a hospital
The word "autobiography" means...
one who works for an issue to help society
to influence or encourage people to do something
An account of a person's life written by that person
a place or organization founded for a specific need, such as a hospital
The word "institution" means...
one who works for an issue to help society
to influence or encourage people to do something
An account of a person's life written by that person
a place or organization founded for a specific need, such as a hospital
The word "groped" means...
moved forward carefully
a physical disability
the floor of a fireplace
copying the behavior of another person
The word "handicap" means...
moved forward carefully
a physical disability
the floor of a fireplace
copying the behavior of another person
The word "imitation" means...
moved forward carefully
a physical disability
the floor of a fireplace
copying the behavior of another person
The word "hearth" means...
moved forward carefully
a physical disability
the floor of a fireplace
copying the behavior of another person
