WorksheetsThe Miracle Worker
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Annie insists on using sign to communicate with Kate since
Kate is deaf like her daughter Helen.
Kate will have to sign to Helen someday if she ever learns.
she doesn’t want Keller to hear what they’re talking about.
When Annie takes Helen outside to refill the water pitcher, why does James prevent Captain Keller from interfering?
Keller might harm Annie
Aunt Ev is already chasing after Annie.
Kate has asked James to stop Keller.
James realizes that Annie cannot teach Helen as long as his parents interfere.
Select the BEST two answers. What are some of the themes of The Miracle Worker?
Persistence through difficulty
The importance of family
Overcoming a disability
Learning through nature
The love of learning
The family controls Helen by pacifying her with
toys
treats
dolls
none of the above
Anne realizes that she cannot teach Helen language until Helen learns
the alphabet
to write
obedience
to speak
Which of the following is an example of Kate's determination to help her daughter
Kate begins spelling everything to Helen
Kate wants to learn the letters that Anne is teaching Helen
Kate releases Anne of her duties
None of the above
Flashbacks are used to suggest Annie's inner conflict. That conflict deals with
uncertainty about whether she can work with Helen
disloyalty to the Perkins Institute for the Blind
anger toward God for her hardships
remorse or guilt about failing to save her brother
How has Kate Keller, a dynamic character, changed by the end of Act Two?
she wants Helen to have anything she wants
she decides to fire Annie
she gives up on the idea of disciplining Helen
she understands that spoiling and pitying Helen will not help her
When Annie takes Helen outside to refill the water pitcher, why does James prevent Captain Keller from interfering?
Keller might harm Annie
Aunt Ev is already chasing after Annie.
Kate has asked James to stop Keller.
James realizes that Annie cannot teach Helen as long as his parents interfere.
What was the "miracle" in Act 3?
Helen finally learned to talk
Helen finally understood that words have meaning
Helen learned the alphabet in sign language
James and Keller settled their differences
What was the first word that Helen actually learned?
Teacher
Mother
Water
Ground
Why do you think Helen keeps dropping her napkin?
because she is clumsy and can't see to properly put it on her lap
it's a game her and Annie play
she's testing them to see if she can get away with bad behavior
she's forgotten everything Annie taught her
Why does Helen put Belle's paw in the water?
she's trying to give the dog a drink and doesn't realize that it is her paw
she's trying to wash the dog's paws for supper
she's trying to teach the dog the same way Annie teaches her
she's trying to make the dog mad
Annie wants words to take the place of what for Helen?
her eyes
speaking
feeling
hearing
What does Helen do after she makes the connection?
runs around screaming happily
goes around wanting to learn the name for everything she touches
tells Annie how much she loves her and how grateful she is that Annie taught her everything
signs to her parents that she loves them
What word does Helen try to verbally say at the end of the play?
mother
teacher
water
doll
What does Annie sign and whisper to Helen that shows she can now move ahead in her own life?
You are not dumb now
You are smart
I will teach you everything
I love Helen forever and ever
Which inference can be best made about Helen Keller?
She is amused
She shows defiance
She hates her family
She dislikes her father
Who says "....has it ever occurred to you that on ONE occasion you might be consummately wrong?"
Annie says this to Kate
Aunt Ev says this to Captain Keller
Kate says this to James
James says this to Captain Keller
