Worksheets"Water" Selection Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the narrator in "Water" by Helen Keller?
The teacher
Helen's mom
Helen
A boy
What point of view is the selection told in?
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
What type of selection is "Water?"
Excerpt from Biography
Excerpt from Poem
Excerpt from Autobiography
Excerpt from Fiction Story
An autobiography is
a made up story from the mind
an account of person's life written by someone else.
the purpose for writing
an account of a person's life written by that person.
Helen Keller's essay entitled water is an example of
a narrative essay that tells a true story.
an expository essay that gives information and explains ideas
a descriptive essay that creates a picture of its subject
a persuasive essay that tries to move readers to action.
As she describes herself in “Water,” Keller perceives her surroundings mostly through her sense of
taste
smell
hearing
touch
One of the events in “Water” tells how impatient Keller becomes when Miss Sullivan attempts to teach her the difference between “m-u-g” and “w-a-t-e-r.” What was the author’s purpose in including this event and her feelings about it?
to show how easy it was to teach her
to compare her feelings then with her later feelings when she gains understanding
to show that she could imitate Miss Sullivan’s finger spelling
to show that she was an agreeable child
What is the general purpose of the following detail from “Water”?
. . . seizing the new doll, I dashed it upon the floor.
to tell about an experience
to inform readers about teaching methods
to persuade readers that Keller once had a bad temper
to reflect by giving opinions about a past experience
After she breaks her new doll, Helen Keller remembers that
Neither sorrow nor regret followed my passionate outburst.
Which word describes how young Helen felt?
remorseful
delighted
fearful
angry
In “Water,” the first word that Keller really understands is
doll
mother
water
teacher
What action causes Helen Keller to understand her first word?
picking up pieces of a broken doll
walking in the garden
the flowing of water over her hand
spelling d-o-l-l into her mother’s hand
After Helen Keller begins to learn to communicate, what is the “strange, new sight” that comes to her?
She is able to see.
Although she is blind, she can picture objects in her mind.
She is happy for the first time in her life.
She understands that everything has a name, and the names give her new thoughts.
Near the conclusion of “Water,” Helen Keller tells about trying to put her broken doll together again. What does this event tell the reader?
Helen has become capable of feeling repentance and sorrow.
Helen has decided to change her life and become a better person.
Helen now cares what Miss Sullivan thinks of her, and she wants to please her.
Helen didn’t realize how difficult it would be to right a wrong.
Keller’s two main purposes for writing “Water” are
to reflect on events that changed her life and to entertain readers.
to inform readers about blind people and to persuade them to help.
to inform readers about the qualities of a good teacher and to reflect on those qualities.
to entertain readers and to persuade them about the importance of language.
Which sentence uses an underlined vocabulary word incorrectly?
The coach asked the players to imitate the way he threw the football.
He annoys and imitates everyone by wearing that same dirty shirt every day.
I liked the sentiment you wrote on my birthday card since I feel that way about
you, too.
The sentiment behind the gift is more important than the gift itself.
