Worksheets"View From the Empire State Building"
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 26mins
As stated in "View From the Empire State Building," what is the main reason that Helen Keller is writing to Dr. Finley?
to explain her eagerness about visiting the Empire State Building
to describe her experience at the top of the Empire State Building
to suggest that he takes his blind patients to the Empire State Building
to prove that he was wrong in his opinion of the Empire State Building
In the letter, how does Hellen Keller present blindness?
as challenge that makes people stronger
as an experience that is deeply emotional
as a condition that is poorly understood
as a gift that allows for a deeper vision
How does Keller mostly experience the Empire State Building?
She feels the wind against her face and hands.
She focuses on her internal responses.
She obtains help from her guides.
She refers to a braille guidebook.
With which claim about the Empire State Building does Keller disagree?
It is an elegant building that only the rich can truly enjoy.
It is a site that represents an American image that no longer exists.
It is a structure that illustrates American extravagance and indulgence.
It is a grand place that tourists will often visit but never truly appreciate.
What does Keller believe the Empire State Building symbolizes? Choose two options.
fortune and luxury
skill and hard work
cynicism and doubt
noise and confusion
poetry and spirituality
What is the definition of unconquerable?
not able to be defeated
able to become victorious
in danger of being conquered
not capable of being a conqueror
Which of the following words best expresses the meaning of indomitable in the following sentence?
The indomitable armed forces won the battle.
unbeatable
overcome
defeated
subdued
If the leaders are described as dominating, which of the following must be true?
They care about meeting the people's needs.
They seek to profit personally from their power.
They are controlling in their attitude and actions.
They inspire the trust of those whom they govern
PART A
According to the details in "View From the Empire State Building," how does Keller most likely feel about the fact that there are sights that she missed by being blind?
She believes that her vivid imagination more than makes up for her lack of sight.
She is happy to have sighted friends who can describe what she cannot see herself.
She wishes that she could see those sights but also maintain her unique perspective.
She appreciates her keen sense of hearing that allows her to percieve without seeing.
Part B
Which excerpt from the letter best supports Part A?
After many days and many tribulations which are inseperable from existence here below, I sit down to the pleasure of writing to you and answering your delightful question....?
I will concede that my guides saw a thousand things that escaped me...but I am not envious...It is easy for the mind to think in stars as in cobblestones.
I was pleasantly surprisedto find the Empire State Building so poetical.
The length of this letter is a sign of long thoughts that bring me happiness.
Part A
What is Keller's impression of the "purpose" of the Empire State Building, as expressed in her letter?
It is a place where people can make a lot of money.
It is a place where people can both work and reside.
It is a place where people can be inspired toward greatness.
It is a place where people can meet visitors from around the world
Part B
Which excerpt from the letter supports the answer to Part A?
But what of the Empire Building? It was a thrilling experience to be whizzed in a "lift"...
From everyone except my blind friend I had received an impression of sordid materialism...Well, I see the Empire Building something else...
from this new point of vantage he looks upon the impossible with fortified courage and dreams yet more magnificent enterprises.
Let cynics and supersensitive souls say what they will about American materialism...
