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"Helen Keller" Comprehension Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused Helen to become blind and deaf?

a)

an illness

b)

her tantrums

c)

an accident

2.

Before Helen's teacher came, how did Helen show her family what she wanted?

a)

She kicked and screamed.

b)

She moved her lips.

c)

She made motions with her hands.

3.

How did Alexander Graham Bell change Helen's life?

a)

He promised to send one of his workers to be her teacher.

b)

He explained to her family how to teach her sign language.

c)

He told her family where to find a teacher.

4.

What is a biography?

a)

It is a rhyming story.

b)

It is a fiction story.

c)

It is a story about a real person.

5.

In the beginning of the article, why does the author describe what a cow feels like?

a)

The author loves cows.

b)

To give facts about cows.

c)

To show how the world felt to Helen.

6.

"She could not see her father's smile or the pretty flowers outside her window."


Why does the author describe Helen this way?

a)

To show that sight and hearing are not important.

b)

To show that it is hard not to see or hear.

c)

To show that Helen is not missing much.

7.

What words does the author use to show that Helen was angry at first?

a)

pretended, hungry, motions

b)

silence, darkness, alone

c)

cried, kicked, screamed

8.

Why does the author tell you that Helen locked Annie in a room?

a)

To show that Annie was fun.

b)

To show that Helen was hard to work with.

c)

To show that Helen is funny.

9.

What do the dates in the headings tell you?

a)

The years in Helen's life.

b)

The years of world events.

c)

The year each section was written.

10.

How do you know that the story is about a real person?

a)

There are drawings of Helen.

b)

The author describes how Helen feels.

c)

There are some photos of the real Helen and other people in the story.

11.

Which is true about Annie Sullivan?

a)

She is a teacher who really lived and helped Helen.

b)

She is a made-up character.

c)

She is the author of this story.

12.

What do you learn at the END of the article?

a)

Helen liked to be alone.

b)

Helen Keller is a famous person.

c)

No one has ever heard of Helen Keller.