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WorksheetsHelen Keller First Half
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who got very, very sick?
Helen Keller
Annie Sullivan
Mildred Keller
Helen's father
What did Helen probably have?
scarlet fever
chicken pox
flu
allergies
How long did the doctor think she had to live when she was only eighteen months old?
not much longer
a few more years
until she was 80
until she was 100
What did Helen's mother notice when she bent over Helen's crib?
Helen didn't blink.
Helen was wearing a hat.
Helen was crying.
Helen smelled stinky.
What did Mrs. Keller notice when the meal bell went off?
Helen didn't move.
Helen started singing, "What time is it?"
Helen's tummy growled.
Helen ran to the table.
In what city and state was Helen born?
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Oxford, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee
Why did Helen become "dumb"?
She stopped speaking.
She didn't go to school.
She hit her head.
She couldn't read because she was blind.
How many signs did Helen Keller have to tell people what she wanted before Annie started working with her?
sixty
sixteen
fifty
ten
How often did Helen have temper tantrums before she began working with Annie?
every day
only once in a while
She never had temper tantrums.
maybe once a week
Who is Mildred Keller?
Helen's baby sister
Helen's mother
Helen's real name
Helen's grandmother
What did it mean to Helen when she felt her mom put on her hat and gloves?
Her mother was going somewhere.
Her mother was cold.
Her mother was fancy.
Her mother was about to do surgery on someone.
Where did Annie work?
Perkins Institute
State Insane Asylum
University of Alabama
a hospital
How did Helen try to get to know Annie Sullivan?
She patted her hand across Annie's face and down over her dress.
She asked her questions about her life.
She read a book about her.
She texted her.
What was the gift from the blind girls are the Perkins Institute?
a doll
a book
a dozen doughnuts
an iPad
What was the first lesson that Miss Annie decided Helen needed to learn?
self-control
how to spell her name
math facts
sign language
Why did Helen fight with Miss Annie so much?
She didn't understand what Annie was trying to do.
She didn't like strangers.
She was mean as a snake.
She was practicing karate.
What prank did Helen do to Miss Annie?
She locked Annie in her room.
She hid in her closet and jumped out.
She stole her toothbrush.
She put salt in her coffee.
Helen had the table manners of a pig.
Is this simile or metaphor?
simile
metaphor
What was the first word that had meaning for Helen?
water
doll
dog
mother
She wiggled like an eel.
Is this simile or metaphor?
simile
metaphor
