WorksheetsThe Miracle Worker
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which inference can be best made about Helen Keller?
A. She is amused.
She shows defiance.
She hates her family.
She dislikes her father.
Which line from the play best illustrates Annie’s efforts to teach Helen?
“It took us the best part of two weeks and— ”
"And everything she learned is?"
"But what's the child done?"
"I've always suspected those hens."
The miracle worker was written by
Anne Sullivan
William Gibson
Helen Keller
Kate Keller
Anne Sullivan helped Helen Keller to do what in the excerpt?
Read sign language
Write sign language
sit at table to eat
dance
Why did Annie think it was so important to succeed in teaching Helen language?
Language is to the mind more than light is to the eye
Words can be her eyes to everything in the world outside her, and inside too
Both A and B
Annie didn't care if Helen learned language
The relative who pressured Arthur to write to an eye doctor she knew of
Captain Keller
Anagnos
Aunt Ev
Kate
A servant who works for the Kellers
Aunt Ev
Viney
Percy
Annie Sullivan
Helen's teacher
Viney
Aunt Ev
James
Annie Sullivan
An official at Perkins, a friend of Annie's
James
Percy
Anagnos
Viney
When Helen first tried spelling with her fingers, Annie
was convinced that Helen was bright
worried that Helen was not bright, but a good imitator
was frustrated by how long it took Helen to shape the letters
was amazed by how quickly Helen connected the spelling with the object it named
The book's cover summarizes the play by stating that "deaf, blind, and mute twelve-year old Helen Keller was like a wild animal." This statement...
is accurate
is inaccurate because Helen wasn't totally deaf
is inaccurate because Helen was not mute
is inaccurate because Helen was not twelve
How and why did Helen's parents 'indulge' her?
Helen was deaf and blind and they pitied her
Helen was too smart for her own good
They were rich and had lots of money
They didn't like James and wanted him to know it
The child who bit Helen's finger
Kate
Captain Keller
Percy
Martha
Which character in 'The Miracle Worker' is primarily responsible for Helen Keller's education?
A) Captain Keller
B) Kate Keller
C) Annie Sullivan
D) James Keller
What is the main theme explored in 'The Miracle Worker'?
A) The power of language and communication
B) The importance of wealth and status
C) The struggle for political power
D) The impact of technology on society
